propose

propose

to offer a matter for consideration; suggest: He proposed an item for the agenda.; to make an offer: propose marriage; proffer, tender, present

Not to be confused with:

prepose – to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: The adverb “out” of “put the light out” is preposed in “put out the light.”

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pro·pose

 (prə-pōz′)

v. pro·posed, pro·pos·ing, pro·pos·es

v.tr.

1. To put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption; suggest: propose a change in the law.

2. To recommend (a person) for a position, office, or membership; nominate.

3. To offer (a toast to be drunk).

4. To make known as one's intention; purpose or intend: proposed to buy and run a farm.

v.intr.

To form or make a proposal, especially of marriage.

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[Middle English proposen, from Old French proposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin prōpōnere : prō-, forth; see pro-¹ + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·pos′er n.

Synonyms: propose, pose¹, propound, submit
These verbs mean to present something for consideration or discussion: proposes a solution; posed many questions; propound a theory; submits a plan.

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propose

(prəˈpəʊz)

vb

1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to put forward (a plan, motion, etc) for consideration or action

2. (tr) to nominate, as for a position

3. (tr) to plan or intend (to do something): I propose to leave town now.

4. (tr) to announce the drinking of (a toast) to (the health of someone, etc)

5. (often foll by: to) to make an offer of marriage (to someone)

[C14: from Old French proposer, from Latin prōpōnere to display, from pro-¹ + pōnere to place]

proˈposable adj

proˈposer n

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pro•pose

(prəˈpoʊz)

v. -posed, -pos•ing. v.t.

1. to offer for consideration, acceptance, or action: proposed a new method.

2. to offer (a toast).

3. to suggest.

4. to nominate (a person) for office, membership, etc.

5. to plan; intend.

v.i.

6. to make an offer, esp. of marriage.

7. to form or consider a purpose or design.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French proposer (see pro-¹, pose¹), past participle of prōpōnere to set forth]

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propose

1. suggestions

If someone proposes a plan or idea, they suggest it so that other people can think about it and decide on it.

British Airways has proposed a one-way surcharge of $57.

This would help them to become accustomed to the methods we proposed.

You can say that someone proposes that something should be done or proposes that something be done.

They proposed that political strikes should be made illegal.

The staff association proposed that a mediator be nominated.

2. intentions

However, if you intend to do something yourself, you can say that you propose to do it.

I propose to focus attention on one type of resource.

I propose to undertake a further and thorough review of the documentary evidence.

You can also say that you propose doing something.

So what do you propose doing now?

I do not propose to get deeply involved in it.

I do not propose to discuss this matter.

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propose

Past participle: proposed
Gerund: proposing

Imperative

propose

propose

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	propose - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" suggest, advise advocate, recommend, urge - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" advance, throw out - bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" proposition - suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" feed back - respond to a query or outcome put forward, state, submit, posit - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" make a motion, move - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	2.	propose - present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity" project plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" offer - put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion" introduce - put before (a body); "introduce legislation"
	3.	propose - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" purpose, aim, purport intend, mean, think - have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
	4.	propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" nominate choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" nominate, put forward, put up - propose as a candidate for some honor
	5.	propose - ask (someone) to marry you; "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" declare oneself, pop the question, offer request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"

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propose

verb

1. put forward, present, suggest, advance, come up with, submit, tender, proffer, propound We are about to propose some changes to the system.

2. intend, mean, plan, aim, design, scheme, purpose, have in mind, have every intention I propose to spend my entire life travelling.

3. nominate, name, present, introduce, invite, recommend, put up He was proposed for renomination as party chairman.

4. offer marriage, pop the question (informal), ask for someone's hand (in marriage), pay suit Merton proposed to her on bended knee.

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propose

verb

1. To state, as an idea, for consideration:

advance, offer, pose, propound, put forward, set forth, submit, suggest.

2. To have in mind as a goal or purpose:

aim, contemplate, design, intend, mean, plan, project, purpose, target.

Regional: mind.

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Translations

يَقْتَرِحيَنْوي، يَعْتَزِميَعْرِض الزَّواج، يَطْلُب الزَّواج من

navrhnouthodlatnabídnout sňatek

foreslåfrihave i sindepåtænke

vorschlagenvorstellenanbietenbeabsichtigenbeantragen

προτείνωπροτίθεμαικάνω πρόταση γάμου

proponerproponer matrimoniopedir la manopresentar

ehdottaaesittääkosiaaikoaehdotella

proposer

predložiti

házassági ajánlatot teszjavasol

ætla sérbera fram bónorîstinga upp á, leggja til

proporrepropostaproposta di matrimoniouna brutta faccendachiedere la mano

提案する

제안하다

pasipiršimaspasipirštisiūlomas planas

bildinātgrasītiesierosinātlikt priekšāplānot

voorstellen

foreslåfri

zaproponować

propor

предлагать

dať nemravný návrhponúknuť sobáš

nameravatipredlagatizasnubiti

föreslå

เสนอ

önermekteklif etmekevlenme teklif etmekniyet etmekniyetinde olmak

đề xuất

提议求婚计划

propose

[prəˈpəʊz]

A. VT

1. (= suggest)

1.1. (gen) → proponer
the idea was first proposed in 1789 → la idea se propuso por primera vez en 1789
what do you propose? → ¿qué propones?
to propose sth to sb → proponer algo a algn
to propose doing sth I propose writing her a letter (= I suggest I write) → me propongo escribirle una carta; (= I suggest that someone writes) → yo propongo que se le escriba una carta
to propose that → proponer que + subjun
I propose that we go and see her → propongo que vayamos a verla

1.2. (in meeting, parliament) [+ amendment] → proponer; [+ motion] → presentar

1.3.
to propose marriage to sb → proponer a algn en matrimonio, hacer una proposición or propuesta de matrimonio a algn

1.4.
to propose sb's health → beber a la salud de algn, brindar por algn
to propose a toast (to sb) → proponer un brindis (por algn)

2. (= nominate)
he proposed Smith as or for chairman → propuso a Smith como presidente
to propose sb for membership of a club → proponer a algn como socio de un club

3. (= intend) to propose to do sth; propose doing sth → pensar hacer algo
I do not propose to discuss this matter any further → no pienso hablar más de este asunto
what do you propose doing? → ¿qué piensas hacer?

B. VI

1. (= offer marriage) to propose to sb → proponer a algn en matrimonio, hacer una proposición de matrimonio a algn
have you proposed yet? → ¿le has propuesto en matrimonio ya?, ¿le has hecho una proposición de matrimonio ya?

2. man proposes, God disposes → el hombre propone y Dios dispone

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propose

[prəˈpəʊz]

vt

(= suggest) → proposer
I propose a new plan → Je propose un nouveau plan.
Here's what I propose → Voici ce que je propose.
to propose (that) (= suggest) → proposer que + subj
I propose we meet at 4 p.m → Je propose que nous nous rencontrions à 4 heures.

(= intend) to propose to do sth → avoir l'intention de faire qch
What do you propose to do? → Qu'est-ce que tu as l'intention de faire?
to propose doing sth → envisager de faire qch

to propose a motion (in debate) → proposer une motion

to propose a toast → proposer un toast
to propose a toast to sb → proposer un toast en l'honneur de qn

vi → faire sa demande en mariage
to propose to sb → demander qn en mariage
He proposed to her at the restaurant → Il l'a demandée en mariage au restaurant.

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propose

vt

(= suggest) → vorschlagen; motion → stellen, einbringen; to propose marriage to somebody → jdm einen (Heirats)antrag machen; I propose leaving now or that we leave now → ich schlage vor, wir gehen jetzt or dass wir jetzt gehen; to propose somebody’s health → einen Toast auf jdn ausbringen ? toast²

(= have in mind) → beabsichtigen, vorhaben; I don’t propose having any more to do with it/him → ich will nichts mehr damit/mit ihm zu tun haben; but I don’t propose to → ich habe aber nicht die Absicht; how do you propose to pay for it? → wie wollen Sie das bezahlen?; and just how do you propose we pay for all that? → können Sie uns denn auch verraten, wie wir das alles bezahlen sollen?

vi

(= offer marriage) → einen (Heirats)antrag machen (→ to +dat)

man proposes, God disposes (Prov) → der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt (Prov)

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propose

[prəˈpəʊz]

1. vt

a. → proporre
to propose doing sth → proporre di fare qc
to propose that sth should be done → proporre che sia fatto qc
I propose that we go by bus → propongo di andare con l'autobus
to propose marriage to sb → fare una proposta di matrimonio a qn
to propose sb for a job/as treasurer → proporre qn per un posto/come tesoriere
to propose a toast to sb → proporre un brindisi a qn

b. (have in mind) to propose sth/to do or doing sth → proporsi qc/di fare qc

2. vi (offer marriage) → fare una proposta di matrimonio

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propose

(prəˈpəuz) verb

1. to offer for consideration; to suggest. I proposed my friend for the job; Who proposed this scheme? voorstel يَقْتَرِح предлагам propor navrhnout vorschlagen foreslå προτείνω, εισηγούμαιproponer välja pakkuma پیشنهاد کردن ehdottaa proposer לְהַצִיע प्रस्ताव रखना या करना ajánl, javasol mengusulkan stinga upp á, leggja til proporre 提案する 제의하다 (pa)siūlyti likt priekšā; ierosināt menawarkan voorstellenforeslåwysunąć وړاندى كول، پيشنهاد كول propor a propune предлагать navrhnúť predlagati predložiti föreslå เสนอ önermek, teklif etmek 提議 пропонувати; вносити пропозицію پيش کش کرنا، مشورہ دينا đề nghị 提议

2. to intend. He proposes to build a new house. beplan يَنْوي، يَعْتَزِم възнамерявам tencionar hodlat beabsichtigen have i sinde; påtænke προτίθεμαι, σκοπεύωproponerse kavatsema قصد داشتن aikoa (se) proposer de לְהַצִיע दरादा करना, विचार करना, ठान लेना szándékozik vmit tenni bermaksud ætla sér proporre 意図する 의도하다 ketinti grasīties; plānot mencadangkan van plan zijnha planer om, aktezamierzać غوښتل،اراده كول tencionar a intenţiona предполагать mať v úmysle nameravati nameravati ämna, tänka ตั้งใจ niyet etmek, niyetinde olmak 計劃 запропонувати ارادہ کرنا đề ra mục đích 计划

3. to make an offer of marriage. He proposed (to me) last night and I accepted him. vra om te trou يَعْرِض الزَّواج، يَطْلُب الزَّواج من правя предложение за женитба pedir em casamento nabídnout sňatek einen Heiratsantrag machen fri κάνω πρόταση γάμουdeclararse, proponer matrimonio, pedir la mano abieluettepanekut tegema خواستگاری کردن kosia demander qqn en mariage לְהַצִיע נִישוּאִין मत जानने के लिए प्रस्तुत házassági ajánlatot tesz melamar bera fram bónorð (fare una proposta di matrimonio) 結婚を申し込む 포로포즈를 하다 pasipiršti bildināt melamar ten huwelijk vragen frioświadczyć się رويباري كول،مركه كول،خواستګارى كول propor casamento a cere în căsătorie делать предложение ponúknuť sobáš zasnubiti ponuditi brak fria ขอแต่งงาน evlenme teklif etmek 求婚 освідчитися نکاح کي پيش کش کرنا cầu hôn 求婚

proˈposal noun

1. something proposed or suggested; a plan. proposals for peace. voorstel إقْتِراح، عَرْض предложение proposta návrh das Angebot forslag πρόταση, σχέδιοpropuesta ettepanek طرح ehdotus propositionהצעה प्रस्ताव javaslat usul tillögur proposta 提案 제안 pasiūlymas, siūlomas planas priekšlikums; ierosinājums; piedāvājums cadangan voorstelforslagpropozycja پلان ، نقشه proposta pro­pu­nere предложение; план návrh načrt predlog förslag ข้อเสนอ öneri, teklif 建議，提議 пропозиція; план تجويز، پيش کش sự đề xuất 建议，提议

2. an offer of marriage. She received three proposals. aanbiedings, trouaanbiedings عَرض بالزَّواج сватбено предложение proposta nabídka k sňatku der Heiratsantrag ægteskabstilbud πρόταση γάμου proposición, propuesta abieluettepanek خواستگاری kosinta demande en mariage הַצָעַת נִישוּאִין विवाह प्रस्ताव házassági ajánlat lamaran bónorð (proposta di matrimonio) プロポーズ 프러포즈 pasipiršimas bildinājums lamaran huwelijksaanzoekekteskapstilbud oświadczyny خواستګارى proposta cerere în căsătorie предложение ponuka na sobáš snubitev prosidba frieri การขอแต่งงาน evlenme teklifi 求婚 освідчення نکاح کي پيش کش lời cầu hôn 求婚

3. the act of proposing. vra om te trou عَرْض، إقْتِراح предлагане proposta nabídka der Vorschlag frieri εισήγηση, πρότασηproposición, propuesta ettepanek پیشنهاد ehdottaminen propositionהצעה प्रस्ताव रखना indítványozás pengusulan bónorð proposta 提案すること 프러포즈 함 siūlymas ierosināšana peminangan het voorstellen, het doen van een huwelijksaanzoek forslag; frieri wysunięcie, proponowanie پيشنهاد، وړانديز proposta propunere внесение предложения ponuka ponudba prošenje förslag การเสนอแผนงาน evlenme teklif etme (建議的)提出 пропонування پيش کش کا عمل đề xuất （建议的）提出

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propose

→ يَقْتَرِح navrhnout foreslå vorschlagen προτείνω proponer ehdottaa proposer predložiti proporre 提案する 제안하다 voorstellen foreslå zaproponować propor предлагать föreslå เสนอ önermek đề xuất 提议

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