Propose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption; suggest: propose a change in the law.
  • v. To recommend (a person) for a position, office, or membership; nominate.
  • v. To offer (a toast to be drunk).
  • v. To make known as one's intention; purpose or intend: proposed to buy and run a farm.
  • verb-intransitive. To form or make a proposal, especially of marriage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To suggest a plan or course of action.
  • v. To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
  • v. To intend.
  • v. To talk.
  • n. An objective or aim.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To set forth.
  • v. To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption
  • v. To set before one's self or others as a purpose formed; hence, to purpose; to intend.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak; to converse.
  • verb-intransitive. To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a scheme; to design.
  • verb-intransitive. To offer one's self in marriage.
  • n. Talk; discourse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To put forward or offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, admission, or adoption: as, to propose a bill or resolution to a legislative body; to propose a question or subject for discussion; to propose one as a member of a club.
  • To place before as something to be done, attained, or striven after; form or declare as an intention or design.
  • To set or place forth; place out; state.
  • To place one's self before; face; confront.
  • To speak; utter; discourse.
  • Synonyms To propound, present, suggest, recommend, move, enounce.
  • To intend, mean, design.
  • To form or declare an intention or design.
  • To offer; specifically, to make an offer of marriage.
  • To converse; discourse.
  • n. Talk; discourse.
  • In systematic biol., to use (a new name) without complying with the technical requirements of publication. See publication, 5.
  • In solo whist, to offer to take eight tricks with the assistance of a partner.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. propose or intend
  • v. present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
  • v. ask (someone) to marry you
  • v. put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
  • v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
  • Verb Form
    proposed    proposes    proposing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    think    mean    intend    request   
    Cross Reference
    intend   
    Form
    proposal    proposition   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    intend    speak    converse    design    talk    discourse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bose    Brose    Goes    Joes    Jos    Mose    Rose    Stavros    arose    bestows