propose
To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
Example
“I propose going to see a film.”
Other meanings
To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
“He proposed to her last night and she accepted him.”
To talk; to converse.
Synonyms
- suggest
- advise
Related words
- counterpropose
- prompose
- proposable
- proposee
- repropose
- unproposing
- proposal
- propose marriage
- proposement
Word history
From Latin "propono" (prōpōnō, prōpōnere).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “propose” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.