proposeverb
uk/prəˈpəʊz/us/prəˈpoʊz/propose verb (SUGGEST)
B2 [ T ] to offer or suggest a possible plan or action for other people to consider:
[ + that ] I propose that we wait until the budget has been announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure.
[ + -ing verb ] He proposed dealing directly with the suppliers.
She proposed a boycott of the meeting.
He proposed a motion that the chairman resign.
[ T ] to suggest someone for a position in, or as a member of, an organization:
To be nominated for union president you need one person to propose you and another to second you.
B2 [ I ] to ask someone to marry you:
I remember the night your father proposed to me.
propose a toast
to ask people at a formal social occasion to express their good wishes or respect for someone by holding up their glasses, usually of alcohol, at the same time and then drinking from them:
Now, if you'd all please raise your glasses, I'd like to propose a toast to the bride and groom.
More examples
- Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to £500 a year.
- Critics of the president have been pouring scorn on the plan ever since it was first proposed.
- Now, if you'd all please raise your glasses, I'd like to propose a toast to the bride and groom.
- She proposes an exchange of contracts at two o'clock.
- What the government is proposing encroaches on the rights of individuals.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- indication
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- postulate
- proposal
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Applying for a job
Making appeals & requests
Weddings
Drinking alcohol
Celebrating & entertaining
propose verb (INTEND)
B2 [ T ] formal to intend to do something:
[ + to infinitive ] How do you propose to complete the project in such a short time?
[ + -ing verb ] How do you propose tackling this problem?
I do not propose to reveal details at this stage.
What we are proposing is a radical change in approach.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purpose idiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim
- aim at sth
- calculate
- chart
- engineer
- I might have known idiom
- in the pipeline idiom
- intend
- intent
- intention
- promise
- reckon on sth
- scheme
- scientific
- see sth coming idiom
- set sth up
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proposed
adjective uk/prəˈpəʊzd/us/prəˈpoʊzd/
Examples
- They called a demonstration to protest against proposed job cuts.
- The proposed new exam system has been vigorously opposed by teachers.
- There is a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.
- The proposed reforms include making secondary education compulsory up to the age of 18.
- The survey found a wide spread of opinion over the proposed new building.
B2
There have been huge demonstrations against the proposed factory closure.