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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | declare oneself, offer, pop the question |
| Type of | request |
| Derivation | proposal |
she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months.
propose::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | advise, suggest |
| Type of | declare |
| Has types | feed back, urge, advocate, make a motion, move, posit, proposition, put forward, recommend, state, submit, throw out, advance |
| Derivation | proposal, proposer, proposition |
the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax.
Examples of propose
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Just because a convention is called, delegates don't have to propose amendments.
From the desmoinesregister.com
President Barack Obama has yet to propose a restructuring of immigration policy.
From the bloomberg.com
Instead, he said, he will propose targeted tax relief to help rural communities.
From the kansas.com
Both candidates propose more aggressive efforts to recruit and retain companies.
From the sacbee.com
Because they have the details of the budget, they propose the budget every year.
From the forbes.com
Unless you think that anybody will propose maintaining a no-fly zone over Libya?
From the economist.com
Steinberg's bill, set for a hearing on May 4, doesn't propose a direct tax hike.
From the sacbee.com
I couldn't propose myself given that I had, in effect, done so with every whine.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Leave it to the New York chef to propose some interesting regional pasta dishes.
From the sacbee.com
- Make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
- Project: present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"
- Aim: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
- Nominate: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
- 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"
- (proposal) something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
- A business proposal is a written offer from a seller to a prospective buyer. Business proposals are often a key step in the complex sales processu2014i.e., whenever a buyer considers more than price in a purchase.
- (The Proposal (Animorphs)) The Proposal is the thirty-fifth book in the Animorphs series, authored by K.A. Applegate. It is known to have been ghostwritten by Jeffrey Zuehlke. It is narrated by Marco.
- (The Proposal (Archie Marries Veronica)) "Archie Marries Veronica/Archie Marries Betty" is an American comic book story by writer Michael Uslan and artists Stan Goldberg and Bob Smith that was originally presented in Archie # 600-605. ...
