betroth

be·troth

B0217400 (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.

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

betroth

(bɪˈtrəʊð) vb (tr) archaic to promise to marry or to give in marriage[C14 betreuthen, from be- + treuthe troth, truth]

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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

betroth - give to in marriage affiance, plight, engagevow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"

Translations

同...订婚许配

betroth

(biˈtrəuð) , ((American) biˈtrəuθ) verb to promise in marriage. She was betrothed to her husband at the age of twenty. 許配 同...订婚，许配 beˈtrothal noun 訂婚 订婚beˈtrothed noun the person to whom one is betrothed. May I introduce you to my betrothed? 未婚夫(妻) 未婚夫，未婚妻