propound
verb (used with object)
to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose.
will propound
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future tenseof propound.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"I hope," replied Clay, "my colleague will propound that question to my constituents."
From Time Magazine Archive
They will some day be published, and will propound an imperious problem to all intelligent minds thirsting for new truths.
From The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 by B. O. (Benjamin Orange) Flower
SOCRATES—If it please you, then, I will propound a saying and see if you agree with me.
From The Inhumanity of Socialism by Edward Francis Adams
To this end therefore, from these words, I will propound and endeavour to satisfy these three queries, 1.
From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by James Kerr
I will propound to you one simple question," said the other; "and as you answer I shall read to you your moral horoscope.
From Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners) by Beatrice Harraden
