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verb

Propose v. t. (past & past part. proposed; pres. part. proposing)

1.

To set forth. (Obs.) "That being proposed brimfull of wine, one scarce could lift it up."

2.

To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to propose a person for office.

3.

To set before one's self or others as a purpose formed; hence, to purpose; to intend. "I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England."

To propose to one's self, to intend; to design.

Propose v. i.

1.

To speak; to converse. (Obs.) "There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice, Proposing with the prince and Claudio."

2.

To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a scheme; to design; as, man proposes, but God disposes.

3.

To offer one's self in marriage.

noun

Propose n. Talk; discourse. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Propose'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Propose" Quotes from Famous Books

... deepest interest, but the climax came when turning round he lifted a chain that had been taken from a slave in the South, held it for a moment high above his head, then dashed it to the floor, placed his foot upon it and said: "In this way we propose to deal with the slave power in the South." The effect upon the audience was thrilling and the applause fairly ...

— Sixty years with Plymouth Church • Stephen M. Griswold

... talking about!" cried Ike Akley, indignantly. "Why, you were the first to propose ...

— Young Hunters of the Lake • Ralph Bonehill

... SOCRATES: Shall I propose that we look for examples of art and want of art, according to our notion of them, in the speech of Lysias which you have in your hand, and in my ...

— Phaedrus • Plato

... PEVENSEY, SIR: (Thus it ran) I am astonished beyond measure at the story I have learned from the lips of my good friend, Mr. Herbert Mabyn. I assure you, sir, that, though this is an unsettled country, we are not accustomed to lawlessness; nor do we propose to stand for it from strangers. You have twice attempted Mr. Mabyn's life; you have stolen and converted to your own use his household effects and supplies; you have unwarrantably imprisoned him on an exposed island to the great detriment of his health. Your purpose in all this is transparent. ...

— Two on the Trail - A Story of the Far Northwest • Hulbert Footner

... dignity). It is not my custom to propose in the presence of a third party. It is true that on the occasion you mention a man called Baxter was on the lawn, but I regarded him no more than the old apple-tree or the flower-beds, or ...

— First Plays • A. A. Milne

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