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Betrothing | Betrothed | Betroth

Betrothing meaning

present participle and gerund of betroth

Using Betrothing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of betroth

Context around Betrothing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Betrothing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

marriage and betrothing a baby 1× purchased by betrothing them to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

saddening that even 1× the support of 1×

Common sentence endings:

rudolf s daughters 1× years her elder 1×

Words around Betrothing

Just before it in the word index:

betrothed 58 betrothal 43 betroth 4 betrokke 2 betrivers 4 betrays 73

Just after it in the word index:

bets 916 betsan 3 betsey 9 betsi 15 betsie 5 betsimisaraka 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Betrothing

  • In this selection, "betrothing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include marriage and betrothing a baby and purchased by betrothing them to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "betrothing" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with betrothing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The support of Duke Albert II of Saxony and Elector Palatine Louis II had been purchased by betrothing them to two of Rudolf's daughters. (25 words)

Saddening that even with such laws, some people still openly perpetuate the disgusting act of child marriage and betrothing a baby girl to a baby boy or even worse, a baby girl to a man many years her elder. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

Saddening that even with such laws, some people still openly perpetuate the disgusting act of child marriage and betrothing a baby girl to a baby boy or even worse, a baby girl to a man many years her elder. (39 words)

The support of Duke Albert II of Saxony and Elector Palatine Louis II had been purchased by betrothing them to two of Rudolf's daughters. (25 words)

Example sentences (2)

Saddening that even with such laws, some people still openly perpetuate the disgusting act of child marriage and betrothing a baby girl to a baby boy or even worse, a baby girl to a man many years her elder.

The support of Duke Albert II of Saxony and Elector Palatine Louis II had been purchased by betrothing them to two of Rudolf's daughters.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "betrothing" in a sentence?
An example: "Saddening that even with such laws, some people still openly perpetuate the disgusting act of child marriage and betrothing a baby girl to a baby boy or even worse, a baby girl to a man many years her elder." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "betrothing" from authentic English texts.
What does "betrothing" mean?
Betrothing means: present participle and gerund of betroth
How many example sentences with "betrothing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "betrothing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.