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Meaning of propose

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  propose
      v 1: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator
           proposed to abolish the sales tax" [syn: {propose},
           {suggest}, {advise}]
      2: present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He
         proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She
         proposed a new theory of relativity" [syn: {project},
         {propose}]
      3: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: {aim},
         {purpose}, {purport}, {propose}]
      4: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an
         honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of
         the Civil Rights Commission" [syn: {nominate}, {propose}]
      5: 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" [syn: {propose}, {declare oneself},
         {offer}, {pop the question}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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