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.
1. To put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption; suggest: propose a change in the law. 2. To recommend (a person) for a position, office, or membership; nominate. 3. To offer (a toast to be drunk). 4. To make known as one's intention; purpose or intend: proposed to buy and run a farm.
Definition of propose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to make an offer, esp. of marriage: [~ + object] She proposed marriage. [no object] He proposed and she accepted. [~ + to + object] He proposed to her. See -pos-.
Suggested or planned but not yet implemented. We discussed the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. She presented her research on the proposed merger between the two companies. The proposed changes to the tax system sparked a heated debate.
