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paid one's addresses

paid one's addresses is the simple past and past participle of pay one's addresses.

Meaning of pay one's addresses

Verb

pay one's addresses (third-person singular simple present pays one's addresses, present participle paying one's addresses, simple past and past participle paid one's addresses)

  1. (archaic) Of a man, to make respectful approaches to a woman with a view to courting her romantically.
    • “I would be glad to know, whether this maid was in your service at the time you mention when Signor Zeluco paid his addresses to you?”1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 73

Questions about paid one's addresses

What is paid one's addresses the simple past and past participle of?
Paid one's addresses is the simple past and past participle of pay one's addresses.

Words near paid one's addresses in the dictionary

  1. paid nature's debt
  2. paid no heed
  3. paid no mind
  4. paid off
  5. paid off old scores
  6. paid one's addresses
  7. paid one's debt to society
  8. paid one's dues
  9. paid one's own freight
  10. paid one's own way
  11. paid one's respects

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