propose

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈpəʊz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈpoʊz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prə pōz′)

Inflections of 'propose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
proposes
v 3rd person singular
proposing
v pres p
proposed
v past
proposed
v past p

Collocations for "propose"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "propose" in context.

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propose

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. proposed (marriage) to her
  2. propose a [change, toast, law]
  3. propose the [following, same, latter]
  4. propose to [make, do, develop]
  5. What (exactly) are you proposing?
  6. What [would, do] you propose?
  7. I propose (that)
  8. I therefore propose
  9. propose [an idea, a suggestion, a plan for approval]
  10. propose her for the [job, position]
  11. she was proposed for the [job]
  12. she was proposed as [president, chairwoman, the candidate]
'propose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absent - alignment - amendment - aside - bill - holistic - meeting - minor - offer - pass - politic - project - protective - reform - road - sanction - scarcely - sentence - spending - tentative - toast - valid

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