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propoundpropound /prəˈpaʊnd/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpropoundOrigin: 1500-1600 propone to propose (14-19 centuries), from Latin proponere, from ponere to put VERB TABLEpropound |
Present | I, you, we, they | propound | | he, she, it | propounds | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | propounded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have propounded | | he, she, it | has propounded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had propounded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will propound | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have propounded |
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Present | I | am propounding | | he, she, it | is propounding | | you, we, they | are propounding | Past | I, he, she, it | was propounding | | you, we, they | were propounding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been propounding | | he, she, it | has been propounding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been propounding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be propounding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been propounding |
formal to suggest an idea, explanation, etc. for other people to consider: Gamow propounded the “Big Bang” theory more than 50 years ago. |