Definition: present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
Usage: He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism; She proposed a new theory of relativity
Main entry: propose, purport, purpose, aim
Definition: propose or intend
Usage: I aim to arrive at noon
Main entry: advise, suggest, propose
Definition: make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Usage: the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
Main entry: propose, pop the question, offer, declare oneself
Definition: ask (someone) to marry you
Usage: 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
Definition: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
Usage: The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission