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propose

pro·pose

UK/pɹəˈpəʊz/ US/pɹəˈpoʊz/ common

verb

2.
3.

propose or intend

  • “I aim to arrive at noon”
4.

put forward; nominate for appointment to an office

  • “The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission”
Synonyms
5.

ask (someone) to marry you

  • “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”

Origin

From Middle English proposen, from Anglo-Norman proposer (verb), propos (noun), Middle French proposer (verb), propos (noun), from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnere, with conjugation altered based on poser. Doublet of propound.

Phrases

  • propose marriage

Related words

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