betrothal

«betrothal» in Mova's school dictionary: a formal agreement or promise to marry; the time when two… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (betrothal, betrothals)

meaning for a pupil

A betrothal is a formal agreement or promise to marry; the time when two people are engaged to be married. tree →

sense 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 →
• The church bells rang for the betrothal. tree →
• The betrothal took place yesterday evening. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «betrothal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.