proposition
verb/ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn/
/ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they proposition | /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn/ /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃn/ |
| he / she / it propositions | /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃnz/ /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃnz/ |
| past simple propositioned | /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃnd/ /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃnd/ |
| past participle propositioned | /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃnd/ /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃnd/ |
| -ing form propositioning | /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃənɪŋ/ /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃənɪŋ/ |
- proposition somebody to say in a direct way to somebody that you would like to have sex with them
- She was propositioned by a strange man in the hotel lounge.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin propositio(n-), from the verb proponere ‘set forth’, from pro- ‘forward’ + ponere ‘put’.
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