Propose

Definition

propose /prǝ'pǝƱz/ v ၁။ အဆိုျပဳသည္။ a proposed visit ❍ proposed cuts in public spending ❍ a ban on tobacco advertising proposed by the European Commission ❍ The government is proposing changes to the current legislation. ❍ It was proposed that membership fees should be increased. ❍ She proposed setting up a new committee. Compare SECOND 1 v , OPPOS ၂။ ရည္ရြယ္ သည္။ ႀကံသည္။ I propose to make an early start tomorrow. ❍ How do you propose getting home? ၃။ ~ (sth) (to sb) လက္ထပ္ခြင့္ေတာင္းသည္။ He was trying to decide whether he should propose (to her). ❍ He had proposed marriage, unsuccessfully, twice already. ၄။ ~ sb for sth; ~ sb as sth အဆိုျပဳသည္IproposeMary Kelly for membership/as chairman of the committee. ❏ propose sb's health [ ID ကိုယ္စိတ္ႏွစ္ျဖက်န္းမာခ်မ္းသာေစေၾကာင္း ခြက္ေျမႇာက္ပတၳနာျပဳသည္။ I would like to propose the health of the bride and bridegroom. ❏ propose a motion [ IDM ] အဆိုတင္သြင္းသည္။ ❏ proposer n အဆိုတင္သြင္းသူ။ Compare SECONDER

Examples

1. Einstein proposed his theory of general relativity in 1915.
2. [propose doing something] : I propose going to an early film and having dinner afterwards.
3. [propose that] : She proposed that we see a marriage counsellor.
4. [propose someone for/as something] : I propose Sue Wilson for treasurer.
5. [propose that] : It was proposed that we postpone making a decision until next month.
6. [propose doing something] : France has proposed creating a rapid-reaction force to deal with the crisis.
7. [propose to] : He proposed to her in August.
8. [propose marriage] : He proposed marriage
9. but she refused.
10. I propose to tell them the absolute truth.