POP THE QUESTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Ask (someone) to marry you

Example:

The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman

Synonyms:

declare oneself; offer; pop the question; propose

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "pop the question" is one way to...):

request (ask (a person) to do something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to somebody