proposed

American  

[pruh-pohzd] / prəˈpoʊzd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unproposed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of proposed

propose ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Before delving deeper into the issues for the permanent residents, let’s examine the effect of the large-scale data centers being built and proposed in Nevada, and more generally coast to coast.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The SRC's Ewan MacDonald-Russell told the programme the policy risked forcing small shops - which are not covered by the proposed legislation - to be uncompetitive.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

A local court has ordered Samsung’s union to maintain staffing levels required for safety during the proposed action but didn’t ban the strike, according to Korean media.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Pikovski and his collaborators first proposed the idea more than a decade ago, but the effect was too subtle to observe experimentally at the time.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Hugo de Vries had proposed that mutations were responsible for variation: changes in genes created changes in forms that could be selected by natural forces.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Related Words

• expected
• planned
• prospective
• recommended
• scheduled
• suggested