婚約 — meaning in English
kon'yaku
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English meaning
- betroth verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
- betrothal noun A formal agreement or promise between two people to marry in the future; an engagement.
- betrothed adj Formally promised in marriage; engaged.
- engaged adj Having formally agreed to marry someone.
- engagement noun A formal agreement to marry, or the period before a wedding.
Senses
婚約 is used for these senses in English:
- betrothed One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.
betroth — full definition
- 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.