propose

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈpəʊz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈpoʊz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prə pōz′)

Inflections of 'propose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

proposes: v 3rd person singular

proposing: v pres p

proposed: v past

proposed: v past p

pro•pose /prəˈpoʊz/USA pronunciation v., -posed, -pos•ing.

to offer for consideration, acceptance, or action;
suggest: [~ + object]to propose a new method.[~ + (that) clause]I propose that we do away with all those taxes.
to offer (a toast):[~ + object]I propose a toast: to success!
[~ + object] to name or nominate (a person) for office, membership, etc.
to plan;
intend:[~ + to + verb]He proposes to leave by five.
to make an offer, esp. of marriage: [~ + object]She proposed marriage.[no object]He proposed and she accepted.[~ + to + object]He proposed to her.

See -pos-.

pro•pose (prə pōz′),USA pronunciation v., -posed, -pos•ing.
v.t.

to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action:to propose a new method.
to 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.).

v.i.

to make an offer or suggestion, esp. of marriage.
to form or consider a purpose or design.

Middle French proposer (see pro-¹, pose¹), by association with derivatives of Latin prōpositus, past participle of prōpōnere to set forth. See propositus
Middle English 1300–50

pro•pos′a•ble, adj.
pro•pos′er, n.

intend.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

propose /prəˈpəʊz/ vb

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to put forward (a plan, motion, etc) for consideration or action
(transitive) to nominate, as for a position
(transitive) to plan or intend (to do something): I propose to leave town now
(transitive) to announce the drinking of (a toast) to (the health of someone, etc)
(intransitive) often followed by to: to make an offer of marriage (to someone)

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French proposer, from Latin prōpōnere to display, from pro-¹ + pōnere to placeproˈposable adj proˈposer n

'propose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

abrogate - aim - derogate - give - hypothesis - intend - nominate - offer - pop - project - proponent - proposition - purpose - put - put forth - put forward - set up - submit - toast - advance - appose - arrogate - broach - business - drink - hold - initiate - initiative - introduce - mispropose - mistime - move - napoleon - proffer - propone - proposal - propound - prorogue - repropose - throw - such - suggest

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Synonyms: suggest, put forward, offer, advance, present, more...

Collocations: proposed (marriage) to her, propose a [change, toast, law], propose the [following, same, latter], more...

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