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

And a month later, he’s still resisting Congress’ proposed sanctions against Russia, even as he’s levied big tariffs on India and China in part as punishment for buying Russian oil.

From Los Angeles Times

Under the proposed changes, the test would have a new English-speaking section and a new written multiple-choice format in the civics section.

From Los Angeles Times

The company said that it would hold four community meetings to get public comments on the proposed compensation plan, the first scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Barnier and Bayrou were also brought down as a result of their proposed budgets, which would have entailed substantial cuts - with politicians on the left instead calling for tax rises.

From BBC

This was first proposed by Prof Robert Dudley of the University of California, Berkeley, who is a co-researcher on the study.

From BBC

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