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propose
(pr/@/'p/oU/z )

noun (n)

  • Talk; discourse.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make a proposal, declare a plan for something(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The senator proposed to abolish the sales tax.
    Synonym:
    advise, suggest
    source: wordnet30
  • present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism.
    She proposed a new theory of relativity.
    Synonym:
    project
    source: wordnet30
  • propose or intend(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    aim, purport, purpose
    source: wordnet30
  • put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    nominate
    source: wordnet30
  • ask (someone) to marry you(verb.communication)
    Example:
    She proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months.
    Synonym:
    declare oneself, offer, pop the question
    source: wordnet30
  • To set forth.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To speak; to converse.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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