pedir la mano

Spanish

Verb

pedir la mano (first-person singular present pido la mano, first-person singular preterite pedí la mano, past participle pedido la mano)

1. to propose (marriage), to ask for someone's hand in marriage

   Synonyms: pedir matrimonio, proponer matrimonio

Coordinate terms

• pedida de mano

Further reading

• “pedir la mano de una mujer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10