propose
verb (used with object)
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action.
had proposed
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past perfectof propose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Pori, through his real-estate firm Kingsbarn Realty Capital, wants to build something similar to what Hazel Green Ranch’s former owner had proposed: a 150-room lodge and cabins scattered around the meadow’s perimeter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Four days before he was shot while sitting in a patrol car outside the station, the 30-year-old lawman had proposed to his longtime girlfriend, who coworkers said he was madly in love with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Fans were quick to point out the very significant new bling, questioning whether it was indeed a sign that Holland had proposed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Previous researchers had proposed as many as six gentoo subspecies, but there was no universal agreement.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Einstein had proposed stranger things and had been entirely right.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
