proposition
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proposition
- /ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/ US, dialectal
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō, from the verb prōponō.
noun propositions
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The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
Similar: proposal, suggestion
- An idea, plan, or suggestion offered. The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.
- A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved). Quinn looked into the intersection. Tonya was standing in the middle of it, stance wide, taser in both hands, Quinn's rickshaw on the sidewalk behind her. "Ow," said Quinn, and it came out just shy of a proposition.
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The terms of a transaction offered.
Similar: proposal
- In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate. In November, though, voters will be faced with proposition one. It's a citizen's initiative that will do two things. If passed, it would open up all primaries in Idaho, and it would create a new voting system known as ranked choice voting.
- A complete sentence. Our English nouns remain unchanged, whether they form the subject or the object of a proposition.
- The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula. “Wiktionary is a good dictionary” is a proposition.
- An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
- An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
- A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; a creed. the propositions of Wyclif and Huss
- The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
- Misspelling of preposition
Similar: proposal, suggestion, statement
verb propositions · propositioning · propositioned
- To make an offer or suggestion to (someone). The Superintendent of the facility tried to proposition with me that if I snitched to the guards and would work with him, then he would put my friend and me back together again.
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To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers.
Similar: pass, come on to, hit on
Similar: make a pass
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: proffer, suggestion, offer, proposal, recommendation, claim, affirmation, affirm, nomination, assertion, statement, position, advocate, submission, argument, allegation
noun
Similar: proposal, suggestion, statement
verb
Similar: make a pass
Translations
Every language
noun idea or plan offered
| Español | propuesta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 제안 jean |
| 日本語 | 提案 teian |
| 中文 | 建議 /建议 jiànyì, 提議 /提议 tíyì, 提案 tí'àn |
| Português | proposição, proposta |
| Français | proposition |
| Deutsch | Vorschlag |
| Italiano | proposizione |
| Ελληνικά | πρόταση prótasi |
| Română | propunere, sugestie |
| Русский | предложе́ние predložénije |
| Tiếng Việt | kiến nghị, đề nghị |
| العربية | اِقْتِرَاح iqtirāḥ, مُقْتَرَح muqtaraḥ |
noun uncountable: act of offering for consideration
| Español | proposición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 제안 jean |
| 日本語 | 提案 teian, 提議 teigi |
| 中文 | 建議 /建议 jiànyì, 提議 /提议 tíyì, 提案 tí'àn |
| Português | proposição, proposta |
| Deutsch | Angebot |
| Italiano | proposta |
| Ελληνικά | πρόταση prótasi, θέση thési |
| Română | afirmație, declarație |
| Русский | предложе́ние predložénije, утвержде́ние utverždénije |
| Tiếng Việt | kiến nghị, đề án, đề nghị |
noun terms of a transaction offered
| Español | proposición |
|---|---|
| Italiano | proposizione, proposta |
noun in the US: proposed statute or constitutional amendment
| Русский | проект projekt |
|---|
noun the abstract contents of a statement, without reference to its formulation
| हिन्दी | प्रतिज्ञप्ति pratijñapti, तर्कवाक्य tarkavākya |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | δήλωση dílosi |
| العربية | قَضِيَّة qaḍiyya |
noun math: assertion which can be considered true or false
| Español | proposición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 명제 myeongje |
| 日本語 | 命題 meidai |
| Português | proposição |
| Deutsch | Aussage, Proposition |
| Ελληνικά | πρόταση prótasi |
| Русский | заявле́ние zajavlénije |
noun an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem
| 한국어 | 명제 myeongje |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 命題 meidai |
| 中文 | 命題 /命题 mìngtí |
| Deutsch | Proposition |
| Italiano | proposizione logica |
| Русский | утвержде́ние utverždénije |
| Tiếng Việt | mệnh đề |
| עברית | טענה ta'aná |
Talk about this word "proposition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/proposition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. proposition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/proposition "proposition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/proposition.Cite this
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title = {proposition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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