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betroth meaning in Urdu

مانگنا māṅgnā

/bɪˈtɹəʊð//bəˈtɹoʊð/

betroth in Urdu: مانگنا (māṅgnā). In English, betroth means of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.

Urdu words for betroth

to betroth; seek for the hand in marriage
مانگنا māṅgnā

English meaning of betroth

  1. verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
  2. verb Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.
  3. verb Of God: to enter into a relationship with (believers, or the church as a whole); also, of a priest: to pledge (himself) to the church prior to being consecrated as a bishop.
  4. verb To pledge or promise oneself to (a cause); to espouse; also (sometimes reflexive), to pledge or promise (oneself or one's efforts) to a cause or to do something.

Full definition of betroth

betroth in a sentence

  • He betrothed his daughter to a distant relative.
  • The couple were betrothed not long after they met each other.

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Questions about betroth in Urdu

What is the meaning of betroth in Urdu?
Betroth in Urdu is مانگنا (māṅgnā).
betroth کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Betroth: مانگنا (māṅgnā).
What does betroth mean in English?
Betroth means of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.

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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “betroth”: مانگنا. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: betroth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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