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English verb: propose | |||
| 1. | propose (communication) make a proposal, declare a plan for something | ||
| Samples | The senator proposed to abolish the sales tax. | ||
| Examples | They propose him to write the letter, They propose to move | ||
| Synonyms | advise, suggest | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advance, advocate, feed back, make a motion, move, posit, proposition, put forward, recommend, state, submit, throw out, urge | ||
| 2. | propose (cognition) present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. | ||
| Samples | He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism. She proposed a new theory of relativity. | ||
| Synonyms | project | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plan | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | introduce, offer | ||
| 3. | propose (cognition) propose or intend | ||
| Samples | I aim to arrive at noon. | ||
| Synonyms | aim, purport, purpose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intend, mean, think | ||
| 4. | propose (social) put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position | ||
| Samples | The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission. | ||
| Synonyms | nominate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nominate, put forward, put up | ||
| 5. | propose (communication) ask (someone) to marry you | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | declare oneself, offer, pop the question | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | request | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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