propose
1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something (Freq. 23)
- the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
• Syn:
suggest, advise
• Derivationally related forms:
suggestible (for: suggest), suggestion (for: suggest), suggester (for: suggest), proposition, proposer, proposal
• Hypernyms:
declare
• Hyponyms:
recommend, urge, advocate, advance, throw out,
proposition, feed back, submit, state, put forward, posit,
move, make a motion
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They propose him to write the letter
- They propose to move
2. present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. (Freq. 21)
- He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism
- She proposed a new theory of relativity
• Syn:
project
• Derivationally related forms:
proposer, proposition
• Hypernyms:
plan
• Hyponyms:
offer, introduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
3. propose or intend (Freq. 6)
- I aim to arrive at noon
• Syn:
aim, purpose, purport
• Derivationally related forms:
purport (for: purport), purpose (for: purpose), aim (for: aim)
• Hypernyms:
intend, mean, think
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
4. put forward;
nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position (Freq. 1)
- The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
• Syn:
nominate
• Derivationally related forms:
nominative (for: nominate), nominator (for: nominate)
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Hyponyms:
nominate, put up, put forward
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
5. ask (someone) to marry you (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
declare oneself, offer, pop the question
• Derivationally related forms:
proposal
• Hypernyms:
request
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s to somebody
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