Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asking for someone's hand in marriage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
ask-ing -for -some-one's hand in -mar-riage
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ask for someone's hand in marriage

Questions

What does asking for someone's hand in marriage mean?
present participle and gerund of ask for someone's hand in marriage

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