propose

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• Received-Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpəʊz/
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• Canada, General-American: /pɹəˈpoʊz/
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• California: /pɹəˈpoʊz/
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• California: [pɹəˈpəʊz] California Vowel Shift
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• California Vowel Shift Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• Australian: /pɹəˈpəʉz/
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• New-Zealand: [pɹəˈpɐʉz]
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• rhymes with -əʊz
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• CMU ARPABET: P R AH0 P OW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English proposen, from Anglo-Norman proposer (verb), propos (noun), Middle French proposer (verb), propos (noun), from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnere, with conjugation altered based on poser. Doublet of propound.

110 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: اِقْتَرَحَ (iqtaraḥa) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Breton: kinnig — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Bulgarian: предла́гам (predlágam) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Catalan: proposar — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Chinese Mandarin: 提議 /提议 (tíyì) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Czech: navrhnout — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Danish: foreslå — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Dutch: voorstellen — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Finnish: ehdottaa — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Finnish: esittää — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Finnish: ehdotella — to suggest a plan or course of action
• French: proposer — to suggest a plan or course of action
• German: vorschlagen — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Greek: προτείνω (proteíno) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Hungarian: javasol — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Hungarian: ajánl — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Hungarian: indítványoz — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Hungarian: proponál — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Interlingua: proponer — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Italian: proporre — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Japanese: 申し込む (mōshikomu) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Korean: 제안(提案)하다 (jean-hada) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Central Kurdish: پێشنیازکردن (pêşnyazkirdin) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Latin: cēnseō — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Latin: prōpōnō — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Lithuanian: pasiūlyti — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Māori: marohi — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Māori: mārohirohi — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Māori: whakatū — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Māori: taka mahara — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Māori: taka whakaaro — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Māori: uaki — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Māori: whakaari — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Khiamniungan Naga: chāi — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Norman: proposer — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Norwegian: foreslå — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Old English: foresettan — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Persian: پیشنهاد کردن (pêšnahâd kardan) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Polish: proponować — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Polish: zaproponować — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Portuguese: propor — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Romanian: propune — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Romanian: sugestiona — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Russian: предлага́ть (predlagátʹ) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Russian: предложи́ть (predložítʹ) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Northern Sami: evttohit — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Scots: propone — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Spanish: proponer — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Swedish: föreslå — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Thai: เสนอ (sà-nə̌ə) — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Turkish: teklif etmek — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Vietnamese: đề nghị — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Vietnamese: đề xuất — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Vietnamese: gợi ý — to suggest a plan or course of action
• Arabic: خَطَبَ (ḵaṭaba) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Arabic: طَلَبَ يَد (ṭalaba yad) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Bulgarian: правя пердложение (pravja perdloženie) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Chinese Mandarin: 求婚 (qiúhūn) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Czech: požádat o ruku — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Danish: fri — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Dutch: ten huwelijk vragen — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Esperanto: proponi geedziĝon — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Finnish: kosia — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• French: demander en mariage — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• German: einen Heiratsantrag machen — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Greek: κάνω πρόταση γάμου (káno prótasi gámou) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Hungarian: megkéri a kezét — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Indonesian: melamar — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Indonesian: meminang — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Italian: proporre il matrimonio — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Japanese: プロポーズする (puropōzu suru) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Japanese: 結婚を申し込む (kekkon o mōshikomu) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Japanese: 求婚する (kyūkon suru) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Korean: 구애하다 (guae-hada) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Korean: 프러포즈하다 (peureopojeuhada) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Korean: 프러포즈를 하다 (peureopojeureul hada) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Central Kurdish: داوای دەس کردن (daway des kirdin) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Lithuanian: pasipiršti — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Khiamniungan Naga: chāi — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Norwegian: fri — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Persian: خواستگاری (xâstgâri) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Polish: oświadczać się — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Polish: oświadczyć się — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Portuguese: pedir a mão — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Romanian: peți — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Romanian: a cere în căsătorie — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Russian: де́лать предложе́ние (délatʹ predložénije) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Russian: сде́лать предложе́ние (sdélatʹ predložénije) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Russian: проси́ть руки́ (prosítʹ rukí) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Russian: попроси́ть руки́ (poprosítʹ rukí) — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Northern Sami: sogŋostallat — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Spanish: pedir la mano — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Spanish: pedir / proponer matrimonio — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Swedish: fria — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Turkish: evlenme teklif etmek — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Vietnamese: cầu hôn — to ask for someone's hand in marriage — see also ask for someone's hand in marriage
• Bulgarian: възнамерявам (vǎznamerjavam) — to intend
• Finnish: aikoa — to intend
• German: beabsichtigen — to intend
• Greek: προτίθεμαι (protíthemai) — to intend
• Hungarian: tervez — to intend
• Hungarian: szándékozik — to intend
• Hungarian: szándékszik — to intend
• Korean: 의도하다 (uido-hada) — to intend
• Khiamniungan Naga: chāi — to intend
• Persian: خواستن (xâstan) — to intend
• Polish: zamierzać — to intend
• Portuguese: pretender — to intend
• Spanish: proponerse — to intend
• Turkish: niyet etmek — to intend