Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said regarding the words of Allah Almighty, "There is no sin upon you in what you hint of a proposal of marriage to women" [Surah al-Baqarah: 235]: "(It is to say:) 'I intend to marry, I intend to marry.'"
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 14019