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asks for someone's hand in marriage

asks for someone's hand in marriage is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 asks for someone's hand in marriage

What is asks for someone's hand in marriage the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Asks for someone's hand in marriage is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ask for someone's hand in marriage.

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

  1. asks after
  2. asks around
  3. asks back
  4. asks for
  5. asks for it
  6. asks for someone's hand in marriage
  7. asks for the moon
  8. asks for trouble
  9. asks how high when someone says jump
  10. asks in
  11. Asks Jeeves

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