
tr.v., -trothed, -troth·ing, -troths.
- To promise to give in marriage: was betrothed to a member of the royal family.
- Archaic. To promise to marry.
[Middle English bitrouthen : bi-, be- + trouth, troth (from Old English trēowth).]
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be·troth |

[Middle English bitrouthen : bi-, be- + trouth, troth (from Old English trēowth).]
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betroth |
Definition: marry
Antonyms: divorce, leave, separate
Rhymes:
betroth |
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Betroth |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trolove
Nederlands (Dutch)
zich verloven
Français (French)
v. tr. - promettre en mariage à, fiancer à
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich verloben
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αρραβωνιάζω (κόρη), μνηστεύω
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - prometer em casamento
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Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - prometer en matrimonio
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trolova
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
订婚, 许配
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 訂婚, 許配
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العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) خطب, وعد بالزواج
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - אירס
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