beau
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eau
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Sign ina man romantically involved with someone
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Letters between the two revealed the depth of affection she held for her longtime beau.
Julia introduced her beau to her parents at the family dinner.
bridegroom
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a man on his wedding day or just before or after it
Grammatical Information:
compound noun
honeymoon
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a holiday taken by newlyweds immediately after their wedding
Grammatical Information:
compound noun
affair
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a sexual relationship between two people in which at least one of them is already committed to someone else
significant other
/sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ˈʌðɚ/
one's partner, wife, or husband with whom one has a long-term sexual or romantic relationship
Grammatical Information:
compound noun
vow
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a serious and formal promise, made especially during a wedding or religious ceremony
secretive
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(of a person) having a tendency to hide feelings, thoughts, etc.
to hook up
/hˈʊk ˈʌp/
to have a brief sexual relationship with a person
Grammatical Information:
intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hook
phrase's particle
up
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