betrothed

CEFRC2

/bɪˈtɹəʊðd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    give to in marriage.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Engaged to be married.

Examples

  • The princess was betrothed to a prince who lived a great way off.

  • the betrothed couple

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /bɪˈtɹəʊθt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

  2. simple past and past participle of betroth

More examples

In context

  • publicly betrothed

  • She introduced him as her betrothed.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English, equivalent to betroth + -ed.