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Definition of proposition verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

proposition

verb

NAmE//ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃn//

proposition somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they proposition

he / she / it propositions

past simple propositioned

-ing form propositioning

to say in a direct way to someone that you would like to have sex with them She was propositioned by a strange man in the bar.

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