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Webster 1913 Edition
Proposer
Pro-pos′er
,Noun.
1.
One who proposes or offers anything for consideration or adoption.
2.
A speaker; an orator.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Proposer
PROPO'SER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
proposer
proposer
French
Etymology
From Old French proposer, a borrowing from Latin propono, proponere, altered based on French poser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.po.ze/
- Rhymes: -e
- Homophones: proposai, proposé, proposée, proposées, proposés, proposez
Verb
proposer
Conjugation
Conjugation of proposer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | proposer | avoir proposé | |||||
| gerund | en proposant | en ayant proposé | |||||
| present participle | proposant /pʁɔ.po.zɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | proposé /pʁɔ.po.ze/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | propose /pʁɔ.poz/ |
proposes /pʁɔ.poz/ |
propose /pʁɔ.poz/ |
proposons /pʁɔ.po.zɔ̃/ |
proposez /pʁɔ.po.ze/ |
proposent /pʁɔ.poz/ |
| imperfect | proposais /pʁɔ.po.zɛ/ |
proposais /pʁɔ.po.zɛ/ |
proposait /pʁɔ.po.zɛ/ |
proposions /pʁɔ.po.zjɔ̃/ |
proposiez /pʁɔ.po.zje/ |
proposaient /pʁɔ.po.zɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | proposai /pʁɔ.po.ze/ |
proposas /pʁɔ.po.za/ |
proposa /pʁɔ.po.za/ |
proposâmes /pʁɔ.po.zam/ |
proposâtes /pʁɔ.po.zat/ |
proposèrent /pʁɔ.po.zɛʁ/ |
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| future | proposerai /pʁɔ.poz.ʁe/ |
proposeras /pʁɔ.poz.ʁa/ |
proposera /pʁɔ.poz.ʁa/ |
proposerons /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɔ̃/ |
proposerez /pʁɔ.poz.ʁe/ |
proposeront /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | proposerais /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɛ/ |
proposerais /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɛ/ |
proposerait /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɛ/ |
proposerions /pʁɔ.po.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
proposeriez /pʁɔ.po.zə.ʁje/ |
proposeraient /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | propose /pʁɔ.poz/ |
proposes /pʁɔ.poz/ |
propose /pʁɔ.poz/ |
proposions /pʁɔ.po.zjɔ̃/ |
proposiez /pʁɔ.po.zje/ |
proposent /pʁɔ.poz/ |
| imperfect1 |
proposasse /pʁɔ.po.zas/ |
proposasses /pʁɔ.po.zas/ |
proposât /pʁɔ.po.za/ |
proposassions /pʁɔ.po.za.sjɔ̃/ |
proposassiez /pʁɔ.po.za.sje/ |
proposassent /pʁɔ.po.zas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | propose /pʁɔ.poz/ |
— | proposons /pʁɔ.po.zɔ̃/ |
proposez /pʁɔ.po.ze/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Norman
Etymology
From Old French proposer, a borrowing from Latin propono, proponere, altered based on poser.
Verb
proposer
Old French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin propono, proponere, altered based on Old French poser.
Verb
proposer
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of proposer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | proposer | avoir proposé | |||||
| gerund | en proposant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | proposant | ||||||
| past participle | proposé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | propos | proposes | propose | proposons | proposez | proposent |
| imperfect | proposoie, proposeie, proposoe, proposeve | proposoies, proposeies, proposoes, proposeves | proposoit, proposeit, proposot, proposeve | proposiiens, proposiens | proposiiez, proposiez | proposoient, proposeient, proposoent, proposevent | |
| preterite | proposai | proposas | proposa | proposames | proposastes | proposerent | |
| future | proposerai | proposeras | proposera | proposerons | proposeroiz, proposereiz, proposerez | proposeront | |
| conditional | proposeroie, proposereie | proposeroies, proposereies | proposeroit, proposereit | proposeriiens, proposeriens | proposeriiez, proposeriez | proposeroient, proposereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | propos | propos | propost | proposons | proposez | proposent |
| imperfect | proposasse | proposasses | proposast | proposissons, proposissiens | proposissoiz, proposissez, proposissiez | proposassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | propose | — | proposons | proposez | — | ||