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asked for someone's hand in marriage

asked for someone's hand in marriage is the simple past and past participle of ask for someone's hand in marriage.

Meaning of ask for someone's hand in marriage

Verb

ask for someone's hand in marriage (third-person singular simple present asks for someone's hand in marriage, present participle asking for someone's hand in marriage, simple past and past participle asked for someone's hand in marriage)

  1. (dated) To propose marriage

Questions about asked for someone's hand in marriage

What is asked for someone's hand in marriage the simple past and past participle of?
Asked for someone's hand in marriage is the simple past and past participle of ask for someone's hand in marriage.

Words near asked for someone's hand in marriage in the dictionary

  1. asked and answered
  2. asked around
  3. asked back
  4. asked for
  5. asked for it
  6. asked for someone's hand in marriage
  7. asked for the moon
  8. asked for trouble
  9. asked how high when someone said jump
  10. asked in
  11. Asked Jeeves

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