proposed

[pruh-pohzd]

adjective

1. offered or suggested for consideration, acceptance, or action.

   Any proposed change to this charter must be noted on the agenda that is sent out for the next scheduled meeting.

2. (of a toast) offered.

   At the convention reception, the jokingly proposed toast was, "To pure mathematics, and may it never be of any use to anyone!"

3. presented or nominated for some position, membership, task, etc..

   The letter should describe the purpose of the committee and list all proposed members along with their faculty ranks.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of propose.

Other Word Forms

• unproposed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of proposed¹

propose ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The European Commission has since proposed four defence projects, including a counter-drone system, as part of plans to get the continent ready to defend itself by 2030.

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The state’s proposed Zone Zero regulations that would force homeowners to create an ember-resistant zone around their houses — initially planned to take effect nearly three years ago — had caused an uproar in the region.

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Legislation currently proposed in the US to move off-shore call centres back to America also requires businesses to disclose the use of AI, and transfer a caller to a human if asked to do so.

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First proposed in 1992, the construction of the museum itself was interrupted by the Arab Spring.

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Based on the results, the team proposed a new model explaining how oxygen gradually accumulated in the atmosphere.

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