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propound

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /prəˈpaʊnd/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: put forward, advance, offer, propose, put forth, moot, produce

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

put forward, as of an idea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rede, advise, counsel

History

Etymology

From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin prōpōnere (“to put forward”), from prō- (“before”) + pōnere (“to put”). Doublet of propose. Compare expound.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: излагам (izlagam) — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Bulgarian: предлагам за разглеждане (predlagam za razgleždane) — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 提出 (tíchū) — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Czech: předložit — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Czech: přednést — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Czech: navrhnout — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Finnish: esittää — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Finnish: ehdottaa — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • French: proposer — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • German: vorlegen — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • German: vorschlagen — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Norwegian: framlegge — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Norwegian: framsette — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Polish: postulować — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Portuguese: propor — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Serbo-Croatian: predložiti — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Serbo-Croatian: proponirati — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Spanish: proponer — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Swedish: lägga fram — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Ukrainian: пропонувати (proponuvaty) — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate
  • Ukrainian: висувати (vysuvaty) — to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate