proposed
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
An inflected form of propose · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,943 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,255 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something also: suggest, advise the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
- present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. also: project He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorismShe proposed a new theory of relativity
- propose or intend also: aim, purpose, purport I aim to arrive at noon
- put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position also: nominate The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
- ask (someone) to marry you also: declare oneself, offer, pop the question he popped the question on Sunday nightshe proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months
proposed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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An hour back I had proposed to Cynthia Drassilis.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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It was a new game, and she played it as readily as any other he might have proposed.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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It will be at once proposed to the House of Commons that 32 millions be spent in iron-clads here.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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Sir Thomas Tresham had, as he proposed, left his wife and son at Exeter when the force marched away.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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He proposed that one gentleman should give him one word of a foreign sentence, and tell him its place in the sentence.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1