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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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proffer
English
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English profre (“act of offering or presenting a gift; offer of something; challenge; sacrifice; act of petitioning or requesting; petition, request; proposal, suggestion; idea, thought; attempt, effort; appearance; (law) payment to the Exchequer by a sheriff or other officer of estimated revenue due to the monarch”) [and other forms], and then:
- partly from Late Latin profrum, proferum (“payment to the Exchequer of estimated revenue due to the monarch (also puruoffrus), offer to convict a criminal”), and from its likely etymon Anglo-Norman profre, proffre, porofre (“payment to the Exchequer of estimated revenue due to the monarch; offer, proposal”), and
- partly from the verb.
The verb is derived from Late Middle English prouffer, prouffre, Middle English profren, profer, proffere (“to offer, propose; to deliver, hand over, present; to take up; to volunteer; to dedicate; to attempt, try; to risk; to challenge; to provide; to ask, invite; to proceed, start; to grant; to argue”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman profrer, proferer, profferer, proffrir, propherer, proufrir, and Old French proferir, proffrir, profrir (“to offer, propose; to present; to volunteer”), variants of Anglo-Norman puroffrir and Middle French poroffrir, paroffrir, Old French poroffrir, paroffrir, porofrir, from por-, pur- (prefix meaning ‘to go through’ or having an intensifying effect) + offrir, ofrir (“to offer”) (modern French offrir (“to offer; to give as a gift; to open oneself up to (someone)”)). Offrir is derived from Vulgar Latin *offer?re, from Latin offerre, present active infinitive of offer? (“to offer, present; to exhibit, show; to expose; to cause, inflict; to consecrate, dedicate; to sacrifice”) (from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against; towards’) + fer? (“to bear, carry; to support; to endure; to bring forth; to put in motion; to move forward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?er- (“to bear, carry”))).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??f?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??f?/
- Rhymes: -?f?(r)
- Hyphenation: prof?fer
Noun
proffer (plural proffers)
- An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.
- Synonym: proposition
- (obsolete) An attempt, an essay.
Alternative forms
- profre, proffre (obsolete)
Translations
Verb
proffer (third-person singular simple present proffers, present participle proffering, simple past and past participle proffered)
- (transitive, reflexive) To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To attempt or essay of one's own accord; to undertake or propose to undertake.
Conjugation
Alternative forms
- profre, proffre (obsolete)
Derived terms
- profferable (rare)
- profferer
Related terms
- prolate
Translations
See also
- profer
References
Further reading
- proffer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- proffer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- proffer at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- proffre
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
proffer m
- indefinite plural of proff
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