propose
verb (used with object)
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action.
was proposing
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past progressiveof propose.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The second thing is that an adviser was proposing a Roth conversion to you at all.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Shares of big insurers plunged after The Wall Street Journal first reported that the Medicare agency was proposing 2027 Medicare insurer rates well below analysts’ expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
That kind of dividing line feels real, so it’s only natural to want to map that onto a social identity, as Mannheim was proposing.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language Mark Drakeford said the Welsh government had "listened" to feedback and was proposing "small changes" to the rules.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
The biggest was a drawing of the giant farm implement shed that Deere & Company was proposing to put up on the block where the old brickyard had been.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
