proposition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- prŏ'pə-zĭshʹən (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- audio Califonia
Etymology
From Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō, from the verb prōponō.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
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(countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:And it would be a fine proposition If I was a stupid girl But honey, I am no one's exception This I have previously learned
2012, Taylor Swift, “Girl at Home”, in Red, performed by Taylor Swift:
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(countable, informal, uncountable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered. ▸ A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
Quinn looked into the intersection. Tonya was standing in the middle of it, stance wide, taser in both hands, Quinn's rickshaw on the sidewalk behind her. "Ow," said Quinn, and it came out just shy of a proposition.
2023 June 25, HarryBlank, “Transposthumousism”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2024:
- (countable, qualifier:business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
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(US, countable) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
In November, though, voters will be faced with proposition one. It's a citizen's initiative that will do two things. If passed, it would open up all primaries in Idaho, and it would create a new voting system known as ranked choice voting.
2024 October 15, Samantha Wright, “Idaho Elections: How Prop 1 might change our voting system”, in Boise State Public Radio:
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(countable, uncountable) A complete sentence.
Our English nouns remain unchanged, whether they form the subject or the object of a proposition.
c. 1888, The Popular Educator: a Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary, Advanced, and Technical Education. New and Revised Edition. Volume I., page 98:
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(countable) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula.
“Wiktionary is a good dictionary” is a proposition.
- (countable) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
- (countable) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
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(countable, uncountable) A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; a creed.
the propositions of Wyclif and Huss
There are some persons, whose religion is hugely disgraced, because they change their propositions, according as their temporal necessities or advantages do return.
1668, “Twenty-seven Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […]: Sermon XXI. [Of Christian Prudence.] Part II.”, in Reginald Heber, editor, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D. […], volume VI, London: Ogle, Duncan, and Co. […]; and Richard Priestley, […], published 1822, →OCLC, page 113:
- (countable, poetic, uncountable) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
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(alt-of, countable, misspelling, uncountable) Misspelling of preposition.
alt of preposition
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| propositions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
propositional · value proposition · counterproposition · proposition player · proplet · propositionize · metaproposition · pseudoproposition · proposition bet · subproposition · categorical proposition · proposition nation · Pythagorean proposition · value proposition canvas · discretive proposition · propositionless
Synonyms
suggestion (idea or plan offered) · suggestion (act of offering an idea for consideration) · proposal (terms offered) · proposal (act of offering an idea for consideration) · statement (content of an assertion) · proposal (idea or plan offered)
Translations (112)
fr proposition (idea or plan offered) · ro sugestie (idea or plan offered) · de Aussage (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · nl propositie (idea or plan offered) · cs nabídka (terms of a transaction offered) · is fullyrðing (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · rm proposiziun (idea or plan offered) · io propozajo (idea or plan offered) · io propozajo (terms of a transaction offered) · ru утвержде́ние (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · sk návrh (idea or plan offered) · th ประพจน์ (idea or plan offered) · pl propozycja (idea or plan offered) · sh приједлог (idea or plan offered) · de Proposition (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · fi ehdotus (idea or plan offered) · pt proposição (idea or plan offered) · it proposta (terms of a transaction offered) · rm proposiziun (terms of a transaction offered) · is yrðing (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · es propuesta (idea or plan offered) · sv förslag (idea or plan offered) · it proposizione logica (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · ru предложе́ние (idea or plan offered) · uk пропози́ція (idea or plan offered) · cs navrhování (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · bg предложе́ние (idea or plan offered) · pl propozycja (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · cmn 提議 /提议 (idea or plan offered) · tl palagay (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · hi तर्कवाक्य (the abstract contents of a statement, without reference to its formulation) · pt proposição (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · fi esitys (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · hi प्रतिज्ञप्ति (the abstract contents of a statement, without reference to its formulation) · cmn 提案 (idea or plan offered) · fi tarjous (terms of a transaction offered) · es proposición (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · be прапано́ва (idea or plan offered) · ja 提議 (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · fi väite (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · de Vorschlag (idea or plan offered) · vi đề án (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · pt proposta (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · ang fōresetnes (idea or plan offered) · sl predlog (idea or plan offered) · ja 提案 (idea or plan offered) · uk пропози́ція (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · vi đề nghị (idea or plan offered) · vi kiến nghị (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · el πρόταση (idea or plan offered) · ru проект (in the US: proposed statute or constitutional amendment) · ko 제안 (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · el θέση (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · it proposizione (idea or plan offered) · cs věta (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · ja 命題 (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · ko 제안 (idea or plan offered) · grc πρότασις (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · el δήλωση (the abstract contents of a statement, without reference to its formulation) · pl stwierdzenie (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · ko 명제 (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · pt proposição (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · tl palagay (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · ko 명제 (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · ar اِقْتِرَاح (idea or plan offered) · mk предлог (idea or plan offered) · pt proposta (idea or plan offered) · es proposición (terms of a transaction offered) · cmn 提案 (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · vi kiến nghị (idea or plan offered) · cmn 命題 /命题 (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · cs návrh (idea or plan offered) · ru предложе́ние (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · de Angebot (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · io propoziciono (terms of a transaction offered) · it proposta (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · nl voorstel (idea or plan offered) · pl zdanie (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · cmn 建議 /建议 (idea or plan offered) · ru заявле́ние (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · ro afirmație (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · da forslag (idea or plan offered) · bg предложе́ние (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · vi đề nghị (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · de Proposition (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · cmn 建議 /建议 (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · it proposizione (terms of a transaction offered) · cmn 提議 /提议 (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · nb forslag (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · ar مُقْتَرَح (idea or plan offered) · ru утвержде́ние (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · he טענה (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · vi mệnh đề (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · nrf proposition (idea or plan offered) · sh prijedlog (idea or plan offered) · ro propunere (idea or plan offered) · es proposición (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · el πρόταση (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · ja 提案 (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · be прапано́ва (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · ja 命題 (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) · sh predlog (idea or plan offered) · io propoziciono (idea or plan offered) · ar قَضِيَّة (the abstract contents of a statement, without reference to its formulation) · sh предлог (idea or plan offered) · fi esitys (idea or plan offered) · gl proposición (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · gl proposición (idea or plan offered) · pdt Väaschlach (idea or plan offered) · el πρόταση (math: assertion which can be considered true or false) · fi ehdotus (uncountable: act of offering for consideration) · ro declarație (uncountable: act of offering for consideration)