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UK
/pɹəpˈəʊz/
]
[ US /pɹəˈpoʊz/ ]
[ US /pɹəˈpoʊz/ ]
VERB
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propose or intend
I aim to arrive at noon -
ask (someone) to marry you
he popped the question on Sunday night
The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman
she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months -
present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer
She proposed a new theory of relativity
He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism -
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 -
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
How To Use propose In A Sentence
- This proposed procurement is a continuation of an existing contractual agreement for the developed prototype NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) web site. ... Curious Virtual Community Procurement - NASA Watch
- The clergyman and his son pricked up their ears at this, photography being with them only a degree less absorbing a pastime than that of walking; Ron awoke suddenly to the remembrance that his half-plate camera had never been unpacked since his arrival; and the three vied with each other in asking questions about the proposed excursion, and in urging that a date should be fixed. Big Game A Story for Girls
- The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
- Pay particular attention to zoning in each of the alternatives proposed for your area.
- But proposed regulations may force people to take stock of their daily energy consumption and could make us think twice about our festive decor. Times, Sunday Times
- On the taxes proposed she said, "Those concerned by our wish list's ` nanny state 'implications might helpfully redirect their focus to the many unseen measures intentionally adopted by the food industry to shape our behaviour … It seems that without our knowledge or consent we are subject to the pervasive' nannying 'activities of industry. THE MEDICAL NEWS
- After dinner, the _renvoi_ of Genet was proposed by himself. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4
- During these conferences the alteration proposed by Briggs was agreed upon; and on his return from his second visit to Edinburgh in 1617 he accordingly published the first chiliad of his logarithms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
- They propose genetic screening for newborns to potentially benefit both the child and the rest of the family.
- Instead, it has vaguely proposed some form of co-operation or alliance with Pirelli.