propose

See also proposé

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pɹəˈpəʊz/, SAMPA: /pr\@"p@Uz/
• (GenAm) IPA: /pɹəˈpoʊz/, SAMPA: /pr\@"poUz/

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• Rhymes: -əʊz

Verb

propose (third-person singular simple present proposes, present participle proposing, simple past and past participle proposed)

1. (transitive) To suggest a plan or course of action.

   I propose we go to see a film.

   I propose going to a restaurant.

2. (intransitive, followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.

   He proposed to her last night and she accepted him.

3. (transitive) To intend.

   He proposes to set up his own business.

Usage notes

• In use 1. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
• In use 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
• For more information, see Appendix:English catenative verbs
• Compared to to suggest, to propose is more deliberate and definite. To suggest is merely to mention, while to propose is to have a definite plan and intention.

Derived terms

• proposal
• proposition

Related terms

• proponent

Translations

to suggest a plan or course of action

Arabic: اقترح (ar) (iqtáraHa) Chinese: Mandarin: 提議 (cmn), 提议 (cmn) (tíyì) Czech: navrhnout (cs) Danish: foreslå (da) Dutch: voorstellen (nl) Finnish: ehdottaa (fi), esittää (fi); (~ casually/repeatedly) ehdotella (fi) French: proposer (fr) German: vorschlagen (de) Greek: προτείνω (el) Hungarian: javasol (hu) Interlingua: proponer (ia)

Italian: proporre (it) Japanese: 申し込む (ja) (もうしこむ, mōshikomu) Korean: 제안하다 (ko) (jean-hada) Kurdish: پێشنیازکردن Norwegian: foreslå (no) Persian: پیشنهاد کردن (fa) (pêšnahād kardan) Polish: proponować (pl) impf., zaproponować (pl) pf. Portuguese: propor (pt) Romanian: propune (ro), sugestiona (ro) Russian: предлагать (ru) (predlagát’) impf., предложить (ru) (predložít’) pf. Spanish: proponer (es) Swedish: föreslå (sv)

to ask for one's hand in marriage

Chinese: Mandarin: 求婚 (cmn) (qiúhūn) Danish: fri (da) Dutch: ten huwelijk vragen (nl) Finnish: kosia (fi) French: demander en mariage (fr) German: einen Heiratsantrag machen (de) Greek: κάνω πρόταση γάμου (el) Japanese: プロポーズする (ja) (puropōzu-suru), 結婚を申し込む (ja) (kekkon-o mōshikomu), 求婚する (ja) (きゅうこんする, kyūkon-sur) Kurdish: داوای ده‌س کردن

Norwegian: fri (no) Persian: خواستگاری (fa) (xvāstgāri) Polish: oświadczać się (pl) impf., oświadczyć się (pl) pf. Romanian: peți (ro), a cere în căsătorie (ro) Russian: делать предложение (ru) (délat’ predložénije) impf., сделать предложение (ru) (sdélat’ predložénije) pf. (+ dative case); просить руки (ru) (prosít’ rukí) impf., попросить руки (ru) (poprosít’ rukí) pf. (+ genitive case or possessive pronoun, e.g. "попросить её руки") Spanish: pedir la mano (es) Swedish: fria (sv)

to intend

Finnish: aikoa (fi) Greek: προτίθεμαι (el)

Persian: خواستن (fa) (xvāstan) Polish: zamierzać (pl) impf.

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: proponi

Anagrams

• opposer, poopers

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French

Verb

propose

1. first-person singular present indicative of proposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of proposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of proposer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of proposer
5. second-person singular imperative of proposer

Anagrams

• opposer

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Italian

Verb

propose

1. third-person indicative past historic of proporre

Anagrams

• propeso