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# betrothal

noun (betrothal, betrothals)

«betrothal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A betrothal is a formal agreement or promise to marry; the time when two people are engaged to be married. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betrothal/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories the betrothal comes before the wedding, and the town celebrates it with bells and heralds.

### Examples

- Immediately after the betrothal came the marriage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betrothal/#x1)
- The church bells rang for the betrothal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betrothal/#x2)
- The betrothal took place yesterday evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betrothal/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «betrothal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betrothal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«betrothal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/betrothal.html) on Mova free.