verloven — meaning in English

English meaning

affiance verb To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
betroth verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.

verloven is used for these senses in English:

affiance (transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
betroth (archaic) 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.
engage (transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).

verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
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.
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.
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.