Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ask for someone's hand in marriage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
ask -for -some-one's hand in -mar-riage
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To propose marriage

Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

asks for someone's hand in marriage (present, singular) asking for someone's hand in marriage (participle, present) asked for someone's hand in marriage (participle, past) asked for someone's hand in marriage (past) ask for someone's hand (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

propose

Questions

What does ask for someone's hand in marriage mean?
To propose marriage

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