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Definition of proposition verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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’.
See proposition in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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