propose
verb (used with object)
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action.
have proposed
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present perfectof propose.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Legislators have proposed instead using a different index, the CPI-E, which focuses on costs faced by the elderly including healthcare, housing, utilities, groceries and insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Some have proposed reimbursing fishers or using acoustic deterrents instead of mass slaughter.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Her lawyers have proposed she be held under home detention with 24-hour armed surveillance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Researchers studying the origins of Stonehenge's Altar Stone have proposed a new possibility for how the enormous rock began its journey from Scotland to southern England.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Here circumstances are very favourable, and where circumstances are favourable there cannot be great difficulty, provided that you imitate the institutions of those men I have proposed as your target.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
