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Meaning of 'propose' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Propose [ n.]
- Talk; discourse.
2 . Propose [ v.]
- To set forth.
- To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to propose a person for office.
- To set before one's self or others as a purpose formed; hence, to purpose; to intend.
3 . Propose [ v. i.]
- To speak; to converse.
- To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a scheme; to design; as, man proposes, but God disposes.
- To offer one's self in marriage.

Meaning of 'propose' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . propose [ v]
Meaning (1):
- ask (someone) to marry you
Example in sentence:
  • he popped the question on Sunday night;
  • she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months;
  • The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman
Meaning (2):
- present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
Example in sentence:
  • He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism;
  • She proposed a new theory of relativity;
  • The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer
Meaning (3):
- propose or intend
Example in sentence:
  • I aim to arrive at noon
Meaning (4):
- put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
Example in sentence:
  • The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
Meaning (5):
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Example in sentence:
  • the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax

Nearby Words:

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