Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 46 v.06
Date
- appointment |n| an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.
- date |n| a social meeting planned before it happens, especially one between two people who have or might have a romantic relationship.
- "He's asked her out on a date."
- "She has a hot date tonight."
- "We went out on a date."
- "I've got a date with someone from work tonight."
- "I want there on a date with a boy I used to know."
- double date |n| a date in which two couples participate.
- blind date |n| a date with a person one has not previously met, with a romantic or sexual aim.
- "Elaine arranged for me to go on a blind date with a bloke from her office."
- rendevous / tryst |literary| |n| a meeting where two people have arranged to meet at a particular time or place, often secretly.
- "She arranged a rendezvous with him in the hotel bar."
- "It's a good place for a moonlight tryst."
Dating
- engagement |n| a formal agreements to get married.
- "They announced their engagement at the party on Saturday."
- "They married after a two-month engagement.
- hooking up |pv| a casual get together between two people that may or may not be sexual in nature.
- courtship 1 |n| is the period in a couple's relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage, or establishment of an agreed relationship of a more enduring kind.
- courtship 2 |n| a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage).
- "Its was a brief and intense courtship."
- suit |n| a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage).
- woo |v| to seek the affection of with intent to romance.
- to ask out |pv| invite someone for a date.
- "John asked Alice out for dinner."
- "He wanted to ask her out but was too shy."
More Related
- engagement ring |n| a ring given in token of betrothal; especially: a diamond solitaire so given by a man to his fiancée.
The Gilrfriend
- girlfriend |n| a person's regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- "His girlfriend's very young."
- "Bill arrived at the party with his new girlfriend on his arm."
- bird / date |US| |n| |slang| a girlfriend.
- fiancée |n| the woman who a man is going to marry.
- "Rod plans to marry his fiancée later this year."
The Boyfriend
- boyfriend |n| a man or boy who a person is having a romantic or sexual relationship with.
- "Anna says she feels jealous every time another woman looks at her boyfriend."
- "I hear Paula has moved in with her boyfriend."
- fiancé |n| the man whom a woman is going to marry.
- "Her fiancé was killed in the war."
- man |n| |informal| a woman's husband or boyfriend.
- "She'll always stand by her man."
- toy boy |n| |informal humorous| a young man who is having a sexual relationship with and older woman.
- "A woman with a toy boy gets a lot more disapproving looks than a man with a younger woman."
- sugar daddy |n| |informal| an older man who gives a younger woman presents and money in return for their company and often for sex.
- "I can imagine her cashing checks from some mysterious sugar daddy."
She or He
- lover |n| someone who you have a sexual relationship with, but who you are not married to.
- "He was going to meet his secret lover."
- old flame |n| |informal| someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past
- "I found a love letter from one of his old flames."
- partner |n| the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with.
- "He brought his partner along to the party."
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