proposition
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
pɹɑpəˈzɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
countable
An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
uncountable
The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
countablebusiness settings
The terms of a transaction offered.
A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; a creed.
verb
transitiveinformal
To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
Used this way, proposition is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use proposition
- “Securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition.”noun
- “She was propositioned by a stranger at the party.”verb
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class.
A proposition that asserts something of all members of a class.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them.
A branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them.
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Synonyms
Sense: to make an offer or suggestion to (someone)
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