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propose UK [prəˈpəʊz] US [-ˈpoʊz] verb [ proposes proposing proposed ]

SUGGEST

1. <I > transitive to offer or state 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.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Suggestions and proposals
2. transitive to suggest someone for a position or for membership of an organization
• To be nominated for union president you need one person to propose you and another to second you.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Suggestions and proposals ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs
3. intransitive to ask someone to marry you
• I remember the night your father proposed to me.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Making appeals and requests ↑Relating to weddings
4. 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.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Drinking alcohol ↑Celebrating and entertaining

Common errors:
Warning: choose the correct verb!
To talk about providing or supplying something such as an object or service, don't say 'propose', say offer
✗ This school proposes individual tuition on demand.
• This school offers individual tuition on demand.

• 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.

INTEND

5. transitive formal to intend to do something
• + to infinitive How do you propose to complete the project in such a short time scale?
• + -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⁺: ↑Planning, expecting and arranging ↑Plotting and trapping
Derived: proposed