betrothed

• Verlobt; durch ein Eheversprechen an eine Person gebunden.

An old-fashioned term for someone who is engaged to be married.

1. Engaged to be marriedC1formal

   Formally promised to marry someone.

   Verlobt

   • She is betrothed to a wealthy merchant.
   • The betrothed couple exchanged rings at the ceremony.
   • He was betrothed to his childhood sweetheart.

   Synonymeengagedpledged

   Antonymesingleunattachedunengagedunpromised

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, mit der jemand verlobt ist; der zukünftige Ehemann oder die zukünftige Ehefrau.

A noun referring to a person to whom one is engaged to be married; a fiancé or fiancée.

1. Fiancé or FiancéeC1formal

   A person to whom someone is engaged to be married.

   Verlobte oder Verlobter

   • He introduced his betrothed to the family at dinner.
   • The betrothed exchanged rings during the ceremony.
   • She wrote a letter to her betrothed, who was away at war.

   Synonymeintended

• Veraltetes Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden offiziell zu verloben bzw. jemandem die Ehe zu versprechen; jemanden zur Ehe versprechen.

An archaic verb meaning to formally engage someone to be married; to promise in marriage.

1. Promise in marriageC2formal

   To formally promise someone in marriage, often used in historical or formal contexts.

   verloben

   • The king betrothed his daughter to a neighboring prince.
   • They were betrothed at a young age by their families.
   • He betrothed his son to the merchant's daughter.

   Synonymeaffianceengageespouseplight