betroth
verb (used with object)
to arrange for the marriage of; affiance (usually used in passive constructions).
have betrothed
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present perfectof betroth.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For He says, "I have betrothed thee unto me forever; I have betrothed thee in righteousness, in the judgment, in loving kindness, and in mercy, and in faithfulness."
From Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. by Duncan McNeill Young
It seemed too monstrous and absurd that Camilla should have betrothed herself to this forbidding, ugly, ageing, and terrible man.
From Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes by Arnold Bennett
You have betrothed yourself to me for life or death.
From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
They have betrothed her to the Count, and she does not like it.
From The Children of the King by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
"I have betrothed myself," she answered, unwittingly adopting his dialect.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
