Declare Oneself (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- John had been waiting for the perfect moment to declare himself to his long-time girlfriend during their trip to Paris.
- After dating for five years, David decided to take a leap of faith and declare himself to his partner.
- In a surprise move, Michael declared himself to his colleague at the office party.
- It took him months of mustering up the courage to declare himself to the love of his life.
- He finally worked up the nerve to declare himself to his high school sweetheart on her birthday.