betroth
معنی فارسی
نامزدکردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/bē trôth´/vt.
● (مهجور) قول ازدواج دادن، نامزد شدن
● نامزد کردن
he betrothed his daughter to the stranger
او دختر خود را به نامزدی مرد غریبه درآورد.
ریشه و کاربرد
Verb
Enter into a formal agreement to marry.
ریشه
Middle English from be- ‘about’ + troth ‘truth, faith’.
مثال
- He betrothed his daughter to a nobleman.
- They were betrothed in their youth.
- She was betrothed to him against her will.
ترکیبهای رایج
Betroth someone to Betroth oneself to
مترادفها
verb active
Affiance, plight, pledge in marriage, engage to marry.