Proposal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

an offer of marriage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəpˈoʊzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəpˈəʊzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəpˈəʊzəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹəpˈoʊzəl/.

Examples

they listened to her proposal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

proposal of marriage marriage offer marriage proposal proposition

Parts of Speech

noun	something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
noun	an offer of marriage
noun	the act of making a proposal “they listened to her proposal”

Word Forms

propose

verb

ask (someone) to marry you

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorschlag

etwas vorgeschlagen (z. B. ein Plan oder eine Annahme)

🇫🇷French

proposition

quelque chose de proposé (comme un plan ou une hypothèse)

🇪🇸Spanish

propuesta

algo propuesto (como un plan o suposición)

🇮🇹Italian

proposta

qualcosa di proposto (come un piano o un'ipotesi)

🇳🇱Dutch

voorstel

iets voorgesteld (zoals een plan of veronderstelling)

🇵🇹Portuguese

proposta

algo proposto (como um plano ou suposição)

🇷🇺Russian

предложение

что-то предложенное (например, план или предположение)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रस्ताव

कुछ प्रस्तावित (जैसे कोई योजना या धारणा)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রস্তাব

কিছু প্রস্তাবিত (যেমন একটি পরিকল্পনা বা অনুমান)

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்மொழிவு

முன்மொழியப்பட்ட ஒன்று (திட்டம் அல்லது அனுமானம் போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిపాదన

ప్రతిపాదించబడినది (ప్రణాళిక లేదా ఊహ వంటివి)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रस्ताव

काहीतरी प्रस्तावित (जसे की योजना किंवा गृहितक)

🇮🇳Gujarati

દરખાસ્ત

કંઈક પ્રસ્તાવિત (જેમ કે યોજના અથવા ધારણા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ (ಯೋಜನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಊಹೆಯಂತಹ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർദ്ദേശം

നിർദ്ദേശിച്ച എന്തെങ്കിലും (ഒരു പ്ലാൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുമാനം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ

ਕੁਝ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵਿਤ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਰਨਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تجویز

کچھ تجویز کردہ (جیسے منصوبہ یا مفروضہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提议

提议的东西（例如计划或假设）

🇯🇵Japanese

提案

提案された何か（計画や仮定など）

🇰🇷Korean

제안

제안된 것(예: 계획 또는 가정)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đề xuất

một cái gì đó được đề xuất (chẳng hạn như một kế hoạch hoặc giả định)

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อเสนอ

สิ่งที่เสนอ (เช่นแผนหรือสมมติฐาน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

usul

sesuatu yang diusulkan (seperti rencana atau asumsi)

🇵🇭Filipino

panukala

isang bagay na iminungkahi (tulad ng isang plano o palagay)

🇲🇾Malay

cadangan

sesuatu yang dicadangkan (seperti rancangan atau andaian)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرض

شيء مقترح (مثل خطة أو افتراض)

🇮🇷Persian

پیشنهاد

چیزی پیشنهاد شده (مانند یک طرح یا فرض)

🇹🇷Turkish

teklif

Önerilen bir şey (bir plan veya varsayım gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַצָעָה

משהו שהוצע (כגון תוכנית או הנחה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'proposal'?

The primary meaning of 'proposal' is 'something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)'.

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Using 'proposal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'proposal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'proposal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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