Meaning

1 senses

  1. To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

    Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.

    vorlegen, vorschlagen

    пропонуватиproponuvaty, висуватиvysuvaty

    put forward, as of an idea

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate:

Origin

From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin prōpōnere (“to put forward

From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin prōpōnere (“to put forward”), from prō- (“before”) + pōnere (“to put”). Doublet of propose. Compare expound.

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Forms

propounds, propounding, propounded, propounded
Base formpropound · to propound
3rd person singularpropounds
Present participlepropounding
Past simplepropounded
Past participlepropounded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypropound
he, she, itpropounds

Past simpleLesson

all personspropounded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave propounded
he, she, ithas propounded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill propound

Synonyms

7 synonyms
advanceB1offerA2proposeB1produceA2put forwardput forthmoot

Word family

6 related words
RelatedproponentB2proposeB1propone
Derivedpropounderpropoundmentunpropounded

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
proposeB1propositionC2proprietaryC2proprietorpropriety
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