betrothed
word
Definition
'Betrothed' means someone who is engaged to be married; it refers to a person's fiancé or fiancée.
Usage & Nuances
Highly formal or literary; rarely used in casual speech. More common in historical texts. Usually refers to someone's fiancé/fiancée, gender-neutral. In modern use, 'engaged' or 'fiancé/fiancée' is preferred.
Spanish: prometido - prometidaPortuguese (BR): noivo - noivaPortuguese (PT): noivo - noivaChinese (Simplified): 未婚夫 - 未婚妻Chinese (Traditional): 未婚夫 - 未婚妻Hindi: मंगेतरArabic: خطيب - خطيبةBengali: বাগদত্ত - বাগদত্তাRussian: обручённый - обручённаяJapanese: 婚約者Vietnamese: hôn phu - hôn thêKorean: 약혼자 - 약혼녀Turkish: nişanlıUrdu: منگیترIndonesian: tunangan
Example Sentences
Few people use the word 'betrothed' these days—it sounds very old-fashioned.
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She introduced her betrothed to the family.
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His betrothed lives in another city.
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They will wed next month; he is her betrothed.
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In the story, the princess defied her parents and ran off with her betrothed.
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You could tell by the way they looked at each other that they were betrothed.
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