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1. (v.t.) betroth
to arrange for the marriage of.
2. betroth
Archaic. to promise to marry.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME betrouthe=be-be-+trouthetroth)
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| Definition of 'betroth' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) betroth, engage, affiance, plight
give to in marriage
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| Definition of 'betroth' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) betroth
to contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman
2. (verb) betroth
to promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to
3. (verb) betroth
to nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration
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Sense: to promise in marriage
She was betrothed to her husband at the age of twenty.
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 Afrikaans: verloof raak |
 Arabic: يَخْطُبُ فتاة |
 Bulgarian: сгодявам |
 Brazilian: prometer |
 Czech: zasnoubit |
 German: verloben |
 Danish: forlove |
 Greek: δίνω υπόσχεση γάμου, συνά |
 Spanish: prometer en matrimonio (a |
 Estonian: kihlama |
 Farsi: نامزد شدن |
 Finnish: avioitua |
 French: fiancer (à, avec) |
 Hebrew: לְהִתאָרֵס |
 Hindi: सगाई करना |
 Croatian: zaručiti |
 Hungarian: eljegyez |
 Indonesian: bertunangan |
 Icelandic: trúlofa(st) |
 Italian: promettere in matrimonio, |
 Japanese: 婚約させる |
 Korean: 약혼시키다 |
 Lithuanian: sužadėti |
 Latvian: saderināt |
 Malay: bertunang |
 Dutch: verloven |
 Norwegian: forlove, trolove |
 Polish: zaręczyć |
 Persian: نامزد شدن |
 Portuguese: prometer |
 Romanian: a (se) logodi |
 Russian: обручить |
 Slovak: zasnúbiť sa |
 Slovenian: zaročiti |
 Serbian: zaručiti |
 Swedish: trolova |
 Thai: หมั้น |
 Turkish: nişanlanmak |
 Taiwanese: 許配 |
 Ukrainian: заручити(ся) |
 Urdu: شادی کا وعدہ کرنا ، نسبت |
 Vietnamese: hứa hôn |
 Chinese: 同...订婚，许配 |
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