| Verb | 1. | propose - make a proposal, declare a plan for somethingadvocate, recommend, urge - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" advance, throw out - bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" proposition - suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" | |
| 2. | propose - present for considerationplan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" offer - put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion" introduce - as of legislation into a legislative body | |
| 3. | propose - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"intend, mean, think - have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" | |
| 4. | propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" | |
| 5. | propose - ask (someone) to marry you; "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"request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" | |