propose
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Is propose a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of propose?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.Examples: "I propose going to see a film."; "to propose an alliance"; "to propose a question for discussion"Synonyms: put forth, suggest, project, forthputtransitive
2. (intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.Examples: "He proposed to her last night and she accepted him."intransitivesometimeswith-to
3. (transitive) To intend.Examples: "He proposes to set up his own business."; "I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England."; "Many of the proposed dams would be among the tallest in the world."transitive
4. (obsolete) To talk; to converse.Examples: "HERO. Good Margaret, run thee to the parlour; There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice Proposing with the prince and Claudio"obsolete
5. (obsolete) To set forth.Examples: "[…]so weighty was the cup, That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up."obsolete
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) An objective or aim.Examples: "whose aime hath beene to make us not good and wittie, but wise and learned; She hath attained her propose."obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary