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adjective

bi-ˈtrōt͟hd How to pronounce betrothed (audio)
Definition of betrothednext
as in engaged
pledged in marriage a splendid party in honor of the betrothed couple

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betrothed

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noun

as in boyfriend
the person to whom one is engaged to be married he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner

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betrothed

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verb

past tense of betroth
as in proposed

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Recent Examples of betrothed
Adjective
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce brought a big week full circle by making their first public appearance as a betrothed couple at the place their love story began — GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025 The day after Anne’s execution, Henry VIII became betrothed to his mistress, Jane Seymour. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Things get complicated when a new client (Isabel May) hires Lou, who then discovers her betrothed is a college friend and longtime crush (Manny Jacinto). — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026 Swift recently announced her engagement to Travis Kelce, a star football player who, while hardly poor, does not earn as much as his betrothed. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for betrothed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrothed
  1. engaged
  2. boyfriend
  3. proposed
  4. committed
  5. lover
  6. promised
  7. girlfriend
  8. pledged
Adjective
  • The six-reservation threshold is low enough to feel attainable, but high enough to identify diners who are more engaged than the casual user.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • In the public unveiling, the interceptor detected and engaged target drones in real time.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of engaged
Noun
  • Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Kravitz has been linked with onetime Swift boyfriend Harry Styles, who is currently in London on his Together, Together tour.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of boyfriend
Verb
  • The royal 'fab four' is born After years of third-wheeling, Prince Harry found love with Meghan Markle and proposed to her in November 2017.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • This style has royal roots, and is in the same style as the ring Napoleon allegedly proposed to Joséphine with in 1796.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of proposed
Adjective
  • In a statement Wednesday evening, DeKalb CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson called the death a tragedy and said the county remains committed to transparency and integrity.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • Both the chief justice and the court’s youngest justice are extremely committed, lifelong jurisprudential conservatives.
    — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of committed
Noun
  • The move is contentious, with environmentalists supporting the removal, while tribes and horse lovers are heartbroken.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Boating rules Sacramento’s local waterways are an valuable resource for boat-lovers in the area, but changing water conditions and strong currents require operators to stay alert.
    — Haley Parsley July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of lover
Verb
  • Keiko Fujimori promised to build four prisons and another similar to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center known as the CECOT, and to force prisoners to work in the prisons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • These have been promised for some time, and the community is watching closely.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of promised
Noun
  • An unscrupulous politician whose opponent happens to be Virgil’s girlfriend, Marie?
    — Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026
  • And never mind the allegations of volatile behavior from a couple of past girlfriends; one of them is a Republican activist.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of girlfriend
Verb
  • Drivers pledged their allegiance to Trump with decals and bumper stickers.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • To get there, Nissan pledged to cut 20,000 jobs and reduce the number of plants from 17 to 10.
    — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of pledged

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