put forward

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put forward

verb puts forward · putting forward · put forward

idiomatic, transitive To propose for consideration. The Prime Minister put forward new plans to tackle corruption.
Similar: put forth, moot, propound, produce, advance
idiomatic, transitive To change the time in a time zone to a later time. Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour.

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verb to propose for consideration

Español	proponer, entablar
中文	提出 tíchū
Português	apresentar, propor
Deutsch	vorbringen
Italiano	proporre, presentare
Русский	предлага́ть predlagátʹ, предложи́ть predložítʹ, выдвига́ть vydvigátʹ

verb to set a clock to a later time

中文	撥快 /拨快 bō kuài
Português	adiantar

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@misc{put_forward_2026,
  title = {put forward},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20forward},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}