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propose
English
Etymology
From Middle English proposen, from Anglo-Norman proposer (verb), propos (noun), Middle French proposer (verb) , propos (noun), from Latin pr?p?n?, pr?p?n?re, with conjugation altered based on poser. Doublet of propound.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???p??z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p???po?z/
- Rhymes: -??z
Verb
propose (third-person singular simple present proposes, present participle proposing, simple past and past participle proposed)
- (transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
- Synonyms: put forth, suggest, (rare) forthput
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said.
- President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said.
- (intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
- (transitive) To intend.
- 1859, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England, Preface (Google preview):
- I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England.
- 1859, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England, Preface (Google preview):
- (obsolete) To talk; to converse.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1:
- HERO. Good Margaret, run thee to the parlour;
- There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice
- Proposing with the prince and Claudio
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1:
- (obsolete) To set forth.
- 1616, George Chapman (translator), Homer's Iliad, book 11:
- . . . so weighty was the cup,
- That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.
- 1616, George Chapman (translator), Homer's Iliad, book 11:
Usage notes
- In use 1, this is sometimes a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
- In use 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
- For more information, see Appendix:English catenative verbs
- Compared to to suggest, to propose is more deliberate and definite. To suggest is merely to mention, while to propose is to have a definite plan and intention.
Derived terms
- proposal
- proposement
Related terms
- proponent
- proposition
Translations
Noun
propose (plural proposes)
- (obsolete) An objective or aim.
Anagrams
- opposer, poopers
French
Verb
propose
- inflection of proposer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- opposer
Italian
Verb
propose
- third-person indicative past historic of proporre
Anagrams
- propeso
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pose
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /po?z/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??z/
- Rhymes: -??z
Etymology 1
From Middle English pose, from Old English ?eposu pl (“cold in the head; catarrh”, literally “(the) sneezes; (the) snorts”), from Old English pos, ?epos (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pus? (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pus?n?, *pusjan? (“to snort, blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Compare Low German pusten (“to blow, puff”), German dialectal pfausen (“to sneeze, snort”), Norwegian dialectal pysa (“to blow”).
Noun
pose (plural poses)
- (archaic) Common cold, head cold; catarrh.
- 1586, William Harrison, A Description of England
- Now […] have we many chimnies, and yet our tenderlings complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses.
- 1825, Robert Herrick, The poetical works of Robert Herrick:
- Megg yesterday was troubled with a pose, Which, this night hardned, sodders up her nose.
- 1903, Thomas Heywood, Lucian (of Samosata.), Desiderius Erasmus, Pleasant Dialogues and Dramma's
- The Ague, Cough, the Pyony, the Pose. Aches within, and accidents without, [...]
- 2009, Eucharius Rösslin, Thomas Raynalde, Elaine Hobby, The Birth of Mankind
- And whereas some say, that they which use oft washing of their heads shall be very prone to headache, that is not true, but only in such that, after they have been washed, roll up their hair (being yet wet) about their heads; the cold whereof is dangerous to bring them to catarrhs and poses, with other inconveniences.
- 1586, William Harrison, A Description of England
Etymology 2
From Middle English posen, from Old French poser (“to put, place, stell, settle, lodge”), from Vulgar Latin paus?re (“to blin, cease, pause”), from Latin pausa (“pause”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (paûsis); influenced by Latin p?nere. Doublet of pause.
Verb
pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)
- (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
- (transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
- (transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
- 2010, Noam Chomsky, The Iranian threat, Z Magazine, vol 23, number 7:
- Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world.
- 2014, Ian Black, "Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian, 27 November 2014:
- The threat the most radical of them pose is evidently far greater at home than abroad.
- 2010, Noam Chomsky, The Iranian threat, Z Magazine, vol 23, number 7:
- (transitive, in the phrase "to pose as") To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
- (intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
- 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, A Shabby Genteel Story
- He […] posed before her as a hero.
- 1840, William Makepeace Thackeray, A Shabby Genteel Story
- (intransitive) To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
- (obsolete, transitive) To interrogate; to question.
- She pretended to […] pose him and sift him.
- (obsolete, transitive) To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of the Love of God (sermon)
- A question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to pose or puzzle him.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of the Love of God (sermon)
Translations
Noun
pose (plural poses)
- Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).
- Affectation.
Derived terms
- cool pose
- posable
- posing pouch
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English posen, a combination of aphetic forms of Middle English aposen and opposen. More at appose, oppose.
Alternative forms
- poze
Verb
pose (third-person singular simple present poses, present participle posing, simple past and past participle posed)
- (obsolete) To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.
- 1526, William Tyndale (translator), Bible, Luke 2
- And hit fortuned that after .iii. dayes, they founde hym in the temple sittinge in the middes of the doctours, both hearynge them, and posinge them.
- 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici, I.9
- 'Tis my solitary recreation to pose my apprehension with those involved Ænigmas and riddles of the Trinity, with Incarnation and Resurrection.
- 1526, William Tyndale (translator), Bible, Luke 2
- (now rare) to puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.
- (now rare) To perplex or confuse (someone).
Derived terms
- poser
Further reading
- pose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pose in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pose at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- ESOP, PEOs, epos, opes, peos, peso, poes, sope
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse posi, from Proto-Germanic *pusô.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [?p?o?s?]
Noun
pose
- bag
Usage notes
Do not fail to perceive the distinction between this, being a simple, one-room container open or openable in the top, and a taske.
Inflection
References
- “pose” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French pose.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: po?se
Noun
pose f (plural posen or poses, diminutive posetje n)
- stance or pose
Anagrams
- epos, poes, soep
Finnish
Noun
pose
- (slang) jail
Declension
Anagrams
- peso
French
Etymology
Derived from the verb poser. Compare also Italian posa, Latin pausa.
Noun
pose f (plural poses)
- installation
Derived terms
- prendre la pose
Noun
pose m (plural poses)
- extension (in telecommunications)
Descendants
- ? Romanian: poz?
Verb
pose
- first-person singular present indicative of poser
- third-person singular present indicative of poser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of poser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of poser
- second-person singular imperative of poser
Further reading
- “pose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ido
Adverb
pose
- afterwards
Italian
Pronunciation
- póse, IPA(key): /?pose/
Verb
pose
- third-person singular past historic of porre
Anagrams
- peso, pesò
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse posi
Noun
pose m (definite singular posen, indefinite plural poser, definite plural posene)
- bag, sack
Derived terms
References
- “pose” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse posi.
Noun
pose m (definite singular posen, indefinite plural posar, definite plural posane)
- a bag or sack
Derived terms
- papirpose
- plastpose
- sovepose
- tepose
References
- “pose” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
pose
- inflection of posa (“man”):
- locative singular
- accusative plural
Spanish
Verb
pose
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of posar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of posar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of posar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of posar.
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