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be·troth

(bĭ-trōth′, -trôth′)

tr.v. be·trothed, be·troth·ing, be·troths

To promise to give in marriage: was betrothed to a member of the royal family.

[Middle English bitrouthen : bi-, be- + trouth, troth (from Old English trēowth; see deru- in Indo-European roots).]

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betroth

(bɪˈtrəʊð)

(tr) archaic to promise to marry or to give in marriage

[C14 betreuthen, from be- + treuthe troth, truth]

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be•troth

(bɪˈtroʊð, -ˈtrɔθ)

v.t.

1. to arrange for the marriage of.

2. Archaic. to promise to marry.

[1275–1325; Middle English betrouthe=be- be- + trouthe troth]

betroth

Past participle: betrothed
Gerund: betrothing

Imperative
betroth
betroth

Present
I betroth
you betroth
he/she/it betroths
we betroth
you betroth
they betroth

Preterite
I betrothed
you betrothed
he/she/it betrothed
we betrothed
you betrothed
they betrothed

Present Continuous
I am betrothing
you are betrothing
he/she/it is betrothing
we are betrothing
you are betrothing
they are betrothing

Present Perfect
I have betrothed
you have betrothed
he/she/it has betrothed
we have betrothed
you have betrothed
they have betrothed

Past Continuous
I was betrothing
you were betrothing
he/she/it was betrothing
we were betrothing
you were betrothing
they were betrothing

Past Perfect
I had betrothed
you had betrothed
he/she/it had betrothed
we had betrothed
you had betrothed
they had betrothed

Future
I will betroth
you will betroth
he/she/it will betroth
we will betroth
you will betroth
they will betroth

Future Perfect
I will have betrothed
you will have betrothed
he/she/it will have betrothed
we will have betrothed
you will have betrothed
they will have betrothed

Future Continuous
I will be betrothing
you will be betrothing
he/she/it will be betrothing
we will be betrothing
you will be betrothing
they will be betrothing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been betrothing
you have been betrothing
he/she/it has been betrothing
we have been betrothing
you have been betrothing
they have been betrothing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been betrothing
you will have been betrothing
he/she/it will have been betrothing
we will have been betrothing
you will have been betrothing
they will have been betrothing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been betrothing
you had been betrothing
he/she/it had been betrothing
we had been betrothing
you had been betrothing
they had been betrothing

Conditional
I would betroth
you would betroth
he/she/it would betroth
we would betroth
you would betroth
they would betroth

Past Conditional
I would have betrothed
you would have betrothed
he/she/it would have betrothed
we would have betrothed
you would have betrothed
they would have betrothed

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Verb

betroth - give to in marriage

affiance, plight, engage

vow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"

Translations

يَخْطُبُ فتاة

zasnoubit

forlove

verloben

eljegyez

trúlofa

fidanzare

sužadėtisužadėtinissužadėtuvės

saderināt

forlove trolove

zasnúbiť sa

nişanlanmak

同...订婚许配

betroth

[bɪˈtrəʊð] VT (liter) → prometer en matrimonio (to a) to be betrothed (= act) → desposarse; (= state) → estar desposado

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betroth

vt (obs, liter) → angeloben (obs, liter) → (to sb jdm), versprechen (liter) → (to sb jdm), verloben (to sb mit jdm)

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betroth

(biˈtrəuð) , ((American) biˈtrəuθ) verb

to promise in marriage. She was betrothed to her husband at the age of twenty.

beˈtrothal noun

beˈtrothed noun

the person to whom one is betrothed. May I introduce you to my betrothed?

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He said to himself, 'I will give her to the first suitable man who comes and asks for her hand.' Not long after a suitor appeared, and as he appeared to be very rich and the miller could see nothing in him with which to find fault, he betrothed his daughter to him.

'Can you tell me,' asked the girl, 'if my betrothed husband lives here?'

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But I couldn't have told you so for certain for I had not even seen my betrothed; I only meant to.

I'll take you there, I'll show you my betrothed, only not now.

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It was annoying that the box which was thus attracting the undivided attention of masculine New York should be that in which his betrothed was seated between her mother and aunt; and for a moment he could not identify the lady in the Empire dress, nor imagine why her presence created such excitement among the initiated.

Lovell Mingott, a large blonde lady in creaking satin, he sat down beside his betrothed, and said in a low tone: "I hope you've told Madame Olenska that we're engaged?

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When the prince and the princess had gone, Levin went up to his betrothed and took her hand.

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"Why, you have both of them already, my dear betrothed!...

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With respect to any connection between a man and a woman, or a woman and a man, when either of the parties are betrothed, let it be held in utter detestation [1336a] on any pretext whatsoever; but should any one be guilty of such a thing after the marriage is consummated, let his infamy be as great as his guilt deserves.

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`I once possessed four dear and faithful friends, besides the maiden to whom I was betrothed' he said; `and I feel convinced they have all unfeignedly grieved over my loss.

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He paid no attention to a tolerably numerous rabble which had assembled in the Place du Parvis, before the portal of Notre-Dame; he remembered that it was the month of May; he supposed that it was some procession, some Pentecost, some festival, hitched his horse to the ring at the door, and gayly ascended the stairs to his beautiful betrothed.

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In the house that poetic dullness and quiet reigned which always accompanies the presence of a betrothed couple.