betroth

verb

Definition of betrothnext
as in to propose

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Recent Examples of betroth Whether you’re betrothed or trying to manifest it, take a cue from Selena Gomez’s minimal approach with a sheer pink shade for something chic and timeless. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025 Immediately, fans flooded the comments on her post asking if she's betrothed. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024 Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco will undoubtedly host one of the celebrity weddings of the decade after recently becoming betrothed. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 But an engagement announcement published five months earlier said she was betrothed to a Henry Strezelecki. — Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 16 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for betroth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betroth
  1. propose
  2. promise
  3. affiance
  4. pledge
  5. commit
  6. engage
  7. marry
Verb
  • Recently, the Illinois Register proposed amending the administrative code to update the definitions of the various alcohol categories solely by their production process — not their alcohol content.
    — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Officials have not yet set a timeline to bring in a Palestinian technocrat committee to take governance of the enclave from Hamas, and the international force that proposed security infrastructure is yet to materialize.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of propose
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  • Matthews works for Florida Shark Diving, one of several shark charter companies in southeast Florida that promise up-close encounters with some of the state’s apex predators.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • This seismic shift, likened to Tom Brady's departure from the Patriots, promises an explosive 2027 season.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of promise
Verb
  • The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
  • Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
Definition of affiance
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  • With little chance of surviving the Senate’s 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster, Johnson has pledged to try and pass a version of it as a budget bill, which requires just a simple majority in the other chamber.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • In 2025, a consortium of private donors pledged $1 billion toward the FCC’s construction, marking the first time in CERN’s history that private philanthropy has committed to a flagship research project at this scale.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of pledge
Verb
  • Florida has been legally committed to this question for more than 30 years.
    — Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • All of the democratic socialist legislators, including then-Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, were smart enough to stay away, figuring this was not the moment to cheer Hamas, even for those committed to the Palestinian cause.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of commit
Verb
  • Salinger reveals Holden’s gentleness, itself a rejection of masculine norms of strength, through a determined honesty that is antithetical to the boasting in which his male peers repeatedly engage.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • How to make an iPhone a 'dumb phone' To simplify an iPhone, users should engage Assistive Access, an iOS feature intended for users with cognitive disabilities.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of engage
Verb
  • In the June 23 Section A, the obituary for Greenspan said that he was married briefly to abstract artist Joan Mitchell.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Williams and the Reddit founder married in New Orleans in 2017, shortly after welcoming their first daughter, Alexis Olympia.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Definition of marry

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“Betroth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betroth. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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