>>>>Yes, and this appointment can similarly be referred to as a previous engagement, but you wouldn't say "I've got an engagement with someone": "appointment", "interview" (in this case), "date", "rendezvous", "triste", "meeting", etc.
>>>>
>>>>People can be engaged in conversation at any of these events.
>>>
>>>Funny though, that they never get married in conversation afterwards :).
>>
>>Marry, they can't, sir (Shakespearean pun there - see below)
>>
>>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
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>The link is incomplete... care to amend?

marry

Sorry :-) from the Merrian-Webster dictionary:

2 entries found for marry.

marry[1,verb]marry[2,interjection]

Main Entry: marry
Function: interjection
Etymology: Middle English marie, from Marie, the Virgin Mary
archaic -- used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement