015. Romance, Marriage and Divorce

date

noun

d

a

eɪ

t

e

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a time that is arranged to meet a person with whom one is in a relationship or is likely to be in the future

to go out

Verb

/ɡoʊ ˈaʊt/

to regularly spend time with a person that one likes and has a sexual or romantic relationship with

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

go

phrase's particle

out

to break up

Verb

/breɪk ʌp/

to end a relationship, typically a romantic or sexual one

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

break

phrase's particle

up

serious

Adjective

s

e

ɪ

r

iou

iə

s

needing attention and action because of possible danger or risk

relationship

noun

/rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

a passionate and romantic connection between two people

Grammatical Information:

to get to know somebody or something

phrase

/ɡɛt tə nˈoʊ ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

to become familiar with someone or something by spending time with them and learning about them

engaged

Adjective

e

ɛ

n

g

a

eɪ

g

ʤ

e

d

having formally agreed to marry someone

romance

noun

r

o

oʊ

m

a

æ

n

c

s

e

the affectionate relationship between two partners

marriage

noun

m

a

ɛ

rr

r

ia

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

the formal and legal relationship between two people who are married

ceremony

noun

c

s

e

ɛ

r

e

ə

m

o

oʊ

n

y

i

a formal public or religious occasion where a set of traditional actions are performed

wedding

noun

w

e

ɛ

dd

d

i

ɪ

n

g

a ceremony or event where two people are married

reception

noun

r

e

ɪ

c

s

e

ɛ

p

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a formal party held to celebrate an event or welcome someone

honeymoon

noun

h

o

ə

n

e

y

i

m

oo

u

n

a holiday taken by newlyweds immediately after their wedding

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

groom

noun

g

r

oo

u

m

a man who is getting married

Grammatical Information:

bridegroom

noun

b

r

i

aɪ

d

e

g

r

oo

u

m

a man on his wedding day or just before or after it

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

bride

noun

b

r

i

aɪ

d

e

a woman who is about to be married or has recently been married

Grammatical Information:

pregnant

Adjective

p

r

e

ɛ

g

n

a

ə

n

t

(of a woman or a female animal) carrying a baby inside one's body

nonpregnant

anniversary

noun

a

æ

nn

n

i

ə

v

e

ɜ

r

s

a

ɜ

r

y

i

the date on which a special event happened in a previous year

celebration

noun

c

s

e

ɛ

l

e

ə

b

r

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a gathering or event where people come together to honor someone or something, often with food, music, and dancing

engagement

noun

e

ɛ

n

g

a

eɪ

g

ʤ

e

m

e

ə

n

t

an agreement between two people to get married or the duration of this agreement

pregnancy

noun

p

r

e

ɛ

g

n

a

ə

n

c

s

y

i

the state of being with child

to celebrate

Verb

c

s

e

ɛ

l

e

ə

b

r

a

eɪ

t

e

to do something special such as dancing or drinking that shows one is happy for an event

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to marry

Verb

m

a

æ

rr

r

y

i

to become someone's husband or wife

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to go wrong

phrase

/ɡˌoʊ ɹˈɔŋ/

Collocation

to experience an unexpected problem or difficulty that causes a situation or activity to fail or not go as planned

succeed

alone

Adjective

a

ə

l

o

oʊ

n

e

isolated and separated from others

on one's own

phrase

/ˌɑːn wˈʌnz ˈoʊn/

without anyone else to support or accompany one

to give up

Verb

/ɡɪv ʌp/

to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

give

phrase's particle

up

to leave

Verb

l

ea

i

v

e

to abandon one's wife, husband, or partner with no plan of returning

Grammatical Information:

transitive

divorced

Adjective

d

i

ɪ

v

o

ɔ

r

c

s

e

d

t

no longer married to someone due to legally ending the marriage

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