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propose
[pruh-pohz]
verb (used with object)
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action.
to propose a new method.
Antonyms: withdrawto offer (a toast).
to suggest.
He proposed that a messenger be sent.
to present or nominate (a person) for some position, office, membership, etc.
to put before oneself as something to be done; design; intend.
to present to the mind or attention; state.
to propound (a question, riddle, etc.).
verb (used without object)
to make an offer or suggestion, especially of marriage.
to form or consider a purpose or design.
propose
/ prəˈpəʊz /
verb
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to put forward (a plan, motion, etc) for consideration or action
(tr) to nominate, as for a position
(tr) to plan or intend (to do something)
I propose to leave town now
(tr) to announce the drinking of (a toast) to (the health of someone, etc)
to make an offer of marriage (to someone)
Other Word Forms
- proposable adjective
- proposer noun
- mispropose verb
- repropose verb
- unproposable adjective
- unproposing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of propose1
Word History and Origins
Origin of propose1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
For those who rely on disability benefits to make ends meet, the proposed rules aren’t just abstract numbers, but rather they could mean the difference between financial security and hardship.
The 20-point plan proposes an immediate end to fighting and the release of 48 hostages, only 20 of whom are thought to be alive, in exchange for hundreds of detained Gazans.
Despite the announcement, Israeli airstrikes continued overnight in parts of Gaza City and Khan Younis, underscoring the uncertainty surrounding the proposed cease-fire.
When a letter from the BBC proposing the production landed on the desk of Lesley Callaghan, the club's head of PR, she and the board saw it as an opportunity to document a "historic moment".
Earlier on Friday, the minister also promised to bring forward proposed legislation making it easier for the police to ask the military to shoot drones down.
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