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Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Pop the question has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

ask (someone) to marry you

"he popped the question on Sunday night"

"she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"

"The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

2

To propose marriage.

Example Sentences
"he popped the question on Sunday night" verb
"she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months" verb
"The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
request
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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