declare oneself

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

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
• Syn:
propose, offer, pop the question
• Derivationally related forms:
proposal (for: propose)
• Hypernyms:
request
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s to somebody