ask for someone's hand in marriage

English

Alternative forms

• ask for someone's hand

Pronunciation

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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

Translations

Translations

• Hebrew: בִּקֵּשׁ יָד (he) (biqqésh yad)
• Italian: chiedere la mano
• Spanish: pedir la mano

See also

• propose

Further reading

• “someone s hand in marriage” (US) / “someone s hand in marriage” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “somebody s hand in marriage” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “ask for somebody's hand” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.