proposal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɹəˈpəʊzəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English propose Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English proposal From propose + -al.
Meanings
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Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance. ▸ A scheme or design.
proposals for the construction of a new building
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Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance. ▸ The terms or conditions proposed.
to make proposals for a treaty of peace
"That's about the size of it," I said. "Now, if it is a fair question, what was your side proposing to shed?" / I had him, there. He saw he had made a blunder, so he hastened to explain it away. He said he had spoken jestingly. Then he added that he and his principal would enjoy axes, and indeed prefer them, but such weapons were barred by the French code, and so I must change my proposal.
1880, Mark Twain, chapter VIII, in A Tramp Abroad:
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Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance. ▸ The document on which such a thing is written.
December 22 2016, Simon Parkin in the Irish Times Basement idea to blockbuster: The story of Fifa, the video game Lewis, who had been sent to London to set up EA's European office, wrote a proposal for a lavish, high-tech football...
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Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance. ▸ The act of asking someone to be one's spouse; an offer of marriage.
‘Louisa, my dear, you are the subject of a proposal of marriage that has been made to me.’ Again he waited, and again she answered not one word. This so far surprised him, as to induce him gently to repeat, ‘a proposal of marriage, my dear.’ To which she returned, without any visible emotion whatever:
1854, Charles Dickens, “Chapter XV”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC:You could open his collected works almost anywhere and shut your eyes and dab down your finger on some red-hot passage. A proposal of marriage is a thing which it is rather difficult to bring neatly into the ordinary run of conversation. It wants leading up to.
1922, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 4, in Three Men and a Maid:October 25 2013, Guardian Express Kim Kardashian Says a Prenup Is the Only Way to Marry Kanye may have been love stricken when Kim accepted his proposal to marry him but Kim has always supported the idea of a prenup.
- Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance. ▸ The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| proposals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
request for proposal · proposalist · promposal · subproposal · reproposal · nonproposal · postproposal · preproposal · modest proposal · counterproposal · contraproposal
Relateds
Synonyms
overture · overture · overture · plot · proffer · tender · proffer · proposition · overture · proposal · overture · proposition · blueprint · project · proffer · proposition · plan · proposition · design · proposition · proffer · proffer · scheme · plot
Translations (137)
cmn 求婚 (the act of proposing a marriage) · ko 구혼 (the act of proposing a marriage) · hu javaslat (that which is proposed) · ja 求婚 (the act of proposing a marriage) · ug تەكلىپ (that which is proposed) · hy առաջարկություն (that which is proposed) · fi ehdotus (that which is proposed) · pl wniosek (law: the offer by a party of what they have in view) · hi प्रस्ताव (that which is proposed) · fr proposition (that which is proposed) · id lamaran (that which is proposed) · ps وړانديز (that which is proposed) · ar مُقْتَرَح (that which is proposed) · tt тәкъдим (that which is proposed) · sq propozim (that which is proposed) · uk пропози́ція (that which is proposed) · fi kosinta (the act of proposing a marriage) · hu leánykérés (the act of proposing a marriage) · fi kosinta (that which is proposed) · tr öneri (that which is proposed) · sk ponuka (the act of proposing a marriage) · ja 求婚 (that which is proposed) · ru предложе́ние (that which is proposed) · tg таклиф (that which is proposed) · it proposta (that which is proposed) · id proposal (that which is proposed) · kmr pêşniyar (that which is proposed) · grc πρότασις (that which is proposed) · ko 구혼 (that which is proposed) · cmn 建議 /建议 (that which is proposed) · el πρόταση (that which is proposed) · sh prijédlog (that which is proposed) · be прапазі́цыя (that which is proposed) · ca proposta (that which is proposed) · id lamaran (the act of proposing a marriage) · da frieri (the act of proposing a marriage) · cs nabídka (the act of proposing a marriage) · sl predlog (that which is proposed) · el προσφορά (law: the offer by a party of what they have in view) · ur پیشْکَش (that which is proposed) · sh prédlog (that which is proposed) · ja プロポーズ (that which is proposed) · tg пешниҳод (that which is proposed) · es propuesta (that which is proposed) · ka წინადადება (that which is proposed) · sw pendekezo (that which is proposed) · mk понуда (that which is proposed) · mi marohitanga (that which is proposed) · nb forslag (that which is proposed) · sh по̏нуда (that which is proposed) · az təklif (that which is proposed) · lv priekšlikums (that which is proposed) · ar طَلَب الزَّوَاج (the act of proposing a marriage) · yi פֿאָרשלאָג (that which is proposed) · da forslag (that which is proposed) · bn প্রস্তাব (that which is proposed) · fi esitys (that which is proposed) · ja 提案 (that which is proposed) · uk осві́дчення (the act of proposing a marriage) · be прапано́ва (the act of proposing a marriage) · lt pasiūlymas (that which is proposed) · th ข้อเสนอ (that which is proposed) · is bónorð (the act of proposing a marriage) · nn frieri (the act of proposing a marriage) · cs návrh (that which is proposed) · sh прије́длог (that which is proposed) · kmr pêşniyaz (that which is proposed) · pl propozycja (that which is proposed) · fa-ira پیشْنِهاد (that which is proposed) · id usul (that which is proposed) · uz taklif (that which is proposed) · ckb پێشنیاز (that which is proposed) · sh pȍnuda (that which is proposed) · kmr teklîf (that which is proposed) · be прапано́ва (that which is proposed) · de Heiratsantrag (the act of proposing a marriage) · sk návrh (that which is proposed) · ro propunere (that which is proposed) · tl munakala (law: the offer by a party of what they have in view) · it proposta (the act of proposing a marriage) · tr evlenme teklifi (the act of proposing a marriage) · tr teklif (that which is proposed) · pdt Väaschlach (that which is proposed) · fr demande en mariage (the act of proposing a marriage) · ko 프러포즈 (the act of proposing a marriage) · bg предложе́ние (that which is proposed) · be прапазы́цыя (that which is proposed) · fa-ira خواسْتِگاری (the act of proposing a marriage) · ga ceiliúr pósta (the act of proposing a marriage) · ar اِقْتِرَاح (that which is proposed) · nb frieri (the act of proposing a marriage) · br kinnig (that which is proposed) · sv frieri (the act of proposing a marriage) · ko 프러포즈 (that which is proposed) · sh пре́длог (that which is proposed) · cmn 提案 (that which is proposed) · it accordo (law: the offer by a party of what they have in view) · ky сунуш (that which is proposed) · ko 제안 (that which is proposed) · mk предлог за брак (the act of proposing a marriage) · tk teklip (that which is proposed) · pt proposta (law: the offer by a party of what they have in view) · ur پْرَسْتاؤ (that which is proposed) · csb bédowanié (that which is proposed) · cs nabídka k sňatku (the act of proposing a marriage) · he הַצָּעָה (that which is proposed) · mk предлог (that which is proposed) · sv förslag (that which is proposed) · pl oferta (that which is proposed) · he זים (the act of proposing a marriage) · cmn 求婚 (that which is proposed) · ur تَجْوِیز (that which is proposed) · ps پېشنهاد (that which is proposed) · fo bønarorð (the act of proposing a marriage) · tl panukala (that which is proposed) · ab а́дгалара (that which is proposed) · ja プロポーズ (the act of proposing a marriage) · pt proposta (that which is proposed) · sl snubitev (the act of proposing a marriage) · nl voorstel (that which is proposed) · ja 提案書 (law: the offer by a party of what they have in view) · id usulan (that which is proposed) · et ettepanek (that which is proposed) · ckb پێشنیار (that which is proposed) · eo propono (that which is proposed) · pl oświadczyny (the act of proposing a marriage) · pl oferta (law: the offer by a party of what they have in view) · nl huwelijksaanzoek (the act of proposing a marriage) · kk ұсыныс (that which is proposed) · ro cerere în căsătorie (the act of proposing a marriage) · uk осві́дчини (the act of proposing a marriage) · cmn 提議 /提议 (that which is proposed) · bg предложе́ние (the act of proposing a marriage) · hi प्रस्ताव (the act of proposing a marriage) · de Vorschlag (that which is proposed) · ru предложе́ние (the act of proposing a marriage) · ja 企画書 (law: the offer by a party of what they have in view)