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Betrothed

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Engaged to be married.

n. A person to whom one is engaged to be married.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. Simple past tense and past participle of betroth.

n. Fiancé or fiancée

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. pledged to be married

n. the person to whom you are engaged

Word Usage

"And these are actually all factors that are - the good news for Will, you can tell this to your soon-to-be betrothed, is these are all factors that predict you're much less likely to get divorced as well."

Verb Form

betrothed betrothing betroths

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

vow

Form

betrothed betrothing

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

affiance contract espouse affy engage bind promise handfast

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

tryouts quarry-slave r&b enamoured escrow nay frank-hearted