betroth
verb (used with object)
to arrange for the marriage of; affiance (usually used in passive constructions).
will betroth
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future tenseof betroth.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Again, “I will betroth thee unto me forever; I will even betroth thee to me in faithfulness.”
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
Now, that is not a whim of mine: "And I will betroth thee unto Me forever; yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies."
From New Tabernacle Sermons by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage
This very evening I will betroth myself to her.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig by Various
Hear what He says: ‘And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever’ And again: ‘Thou shalt abide for Me many days; so will I also be for thee.’
From Kept for the Master's Use by Frances Ridley Havergal
Less at serving the tables on 'I will betroth thee,' and 'To him that overcometh;' though the thanksgiving was sweet.
From The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne by Andrew A. Bonar
