put forward

verb

1. to propose; suggest
2. to offer the name of; nominate

Idioms and Phrases

Propose for consideration, as in His attorney put forward a claim on the property , or They put me forward for the post of vice-chair . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

The façade of “love” put forward by religious conservatives has been slipping, as well.

From The Daily Beast

“The Syrian opposition has to put forward a program that appeals to a segment of the Alawi,” Ford said.

From The Daily Beast

So, an amendment was proposed—formally put forward by Uruguay—that would acknowledge that “various forms of the family exist.”

From The Daily Beast

Another potential Obama nominee in Pennsylvania was never put forward because of interest group opposition.

From The Daily Beast

You can imagine what those three would have said if Obama had put forward something like this.

From The Daily Beast

They are too like the ordinary notation to be quite independent, and cannot have been put forward as an improvement upon it.

From Project Gutenberg

A similar suggestion was officially put forward by the general association of the Australian colonies in London in 1857.

From Project Gutenberg

And it put forward sensitive and intelligent antenn as it sought its food thirty miles away down the coast—manganese.

From Project Gutenberg

Will the great scheme that an English engineer has put forward make the land a garden once more?

From Project Gutenberg

It is interesting also to note the different views which have been put forward by Irish politicians with regard to the rebellion.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• acknowledge
• advocate
• affirm
• announce
• argue
• assert
• claim
• confirm
• disclose
• inform
• insist
• maintain
• proclaim
• reaffirm
• repeat
• reveal
• stress
• tell