- be betrothed to someone
- an old phrase meaning "to be engaged to be married to someone"
English dictionary. 2014.
be betrothed to someone
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be betrothed to someone — phrase an old phrase meaning ‘to be engaged to be married to someone’ Thesaurus: engagements and weddingshyponym to get, or to be marriedsynonym Main entry: betrothed … Useful english dictionary
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betrothed — be|trothed1 [ bı trouðd ] adjective be betrothed to someone an old phrase meaning to be engaged to be married to someone betrothed be|trothed 2 [ bı trouðd ] noun singular an old word meaning a woman s fiancé or a man s fiancée … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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betrothed — be|trothed [bıˈtrəuðd US ˈtrouðd] adj old fashioned [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: troth truth, promise (13 19 centuries); TROTH] 1.) be betrothed to sb to have promised to marry someone 2.) sb s betrothed the person that someone has agreed to marry… … Dictionary of contemporary English
betrothed — adjective old use 1 be betrothed to to have promised to marry someone 2 sb s betrothed the person that someone has agreed to marry betroth verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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