POP THE QUESTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pop the question mean? 

• POP THE QUESTION (verb)
  The verb POP THE QUESTION has 1 sense:

1. ask (someone) to marry you

  Familiarity information: POP THE QUESTION used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POP THE QUESTION (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ask (someone) to marry you

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

declare oneself; offer; pop the question; propose

Context example:

The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman

Hypernyms (to "pop the question" is one way to...):

request (ask (a person) to do something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to somebody