Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
ask (someone) to marry you;
- Example: "he popped the question on Sunday night"- Example: "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"- Example: "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"[syn: propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pop the question
v 1: ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on
Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had
known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally
declared himself to the young woman" [syn: propose,
declare oneself, offer, pop the question]