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

Some scientists had also proposed that plaque removal could occur without involvement of the Fc fragment.

From Science Daily

Moreover, Angwin says, the edits that Grammarly proposed under her name to a user were “terrible — so they weren’t just stealing my livelihood but ruining my reputation.”

From Los Angeles Times

He proposed a method to confirm the effect by observing particular astronomical sources, including radio galaxies powered by supermassive black holes.

From Science Daily

Without it, Warner said, “Mr. Zaslav would be at a substantial disadvantage in terms of excise tax exposure relative to the previously proposed transaction with Netflix,” which wouldn’t have triggered the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Edinburgh too the proposed law has been heavily amended, with MSPs debating and voting on 175 amendments last week alone.

From BBC

Related Words

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