Phrase guide

put forward

verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To propose for consideration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • The Prime Minister put forward new plans to tackle corruption.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: put forth, moot, propound, produce

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To change the time in a time zone to a later time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

put before

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I submit to you that the accused is guilty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: submit, state, posit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: propose, suggest, advise

4

verb

Meaning 4

propose as a candidate for some honor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nominate, put up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nominate, propose

5

verb

Meaning 5

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • raise the specter of unemployment
  • he conjured wild birds in the air
  • call down the spirits from the mountain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, call forth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: make, create

Narrower terms: curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict, bless

6

verb

Meaning 6

insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Women should assert themselves more!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assert

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: təklif etmək — to propose for consideration
  • Azerbaijani: irəli sürmək — to propose for consideration
  • Azerbaijani: ortaya qoymaq — to propose for consideration
  • Bengali: পেশ করা (peś kora) — to propose for consideration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 提出 (tíchū) — to propose for consideration
  • Finnish: esittää — to propose for consideration
  • Finnish: ehdottaa — to propose for consideration
  • German: vorbringen — to propose for consideration
  • Italian: proporre — to propose for consideration
  • Italian: presentare — to propose for consideration
  • Māori: whakaaranga — to propose for consideration
  • Portuguese: apresentar — to propose for consideration
  • Portuguese: propor — to propose for consideration
  • Russian: предлага́ть (predlagátʹ) — to propose for consideration
  • Russian: предложи́ть (predložítʹ) — to propose for consideration
  • Russian: выдвига́ть (vydvigátʹ) — to propose for consideration
  • Spanish: proponer — to propose for consideration
  • Spanish: entablar — to propose for consideration
  • Turkish: öne sürmek — to propose for consideration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撥快 /拨快 (bō kuài) — to set a clock to a later time
  • Finnish: siirtää eteenpäin — to set a clock to a later time
  • Portuguese: adiantar — to set a clock to a later time