question
40
7.8
- noun
- /ˈkwɛsʧən/
- Archaic
:
propuesta de matrimonio
- Anyhow, he popped the question, and miss avery said "no."
Examples
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Three weeks is about my question-popping minimum.
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I even think about how I'm going to pop the question.
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I cannot believe my son is gonna pop the question.
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And now the last question to ask him before you marry him is what are the deal Breakers?
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But I'd reckoned without Opal, who popped the question over supper that night.
Fiction book (1998) -
At sunset, he lovingly popped the question during their romantic beach walk.
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After years of dating, she finally expected him to pop the question on her birthday.
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While on a trip to Paris, he surprised her by popping the question at the Eiffel Tower.
Synonyms
44
2.9
Asking someone to marry you
13
2.2
To ask someone to become your husband or wife
2
2.5
To ask someone to marry you
1
3.0
To ask someone to become your husband or wife
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Etymology
Question comes from the Latin verb quaerere 'to ask' and kept the sense of asking for something important; 'to ask the question' became a short way to mean a marriage proposal. So the phrase 'ask the question' means to propose marriage.