EGAVE

proposition

About 13.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
  2. noun An idea, plan, or suggestion offered. A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
  3. noun A suggestion of sexual intercourse (made to someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
  4. noun The terms of a transaction offered.
  5. noun In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
  6. noun A complete sentence.
  7. noun English Wikipedia has an article on:propositionWikipedia 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; a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula.
    “Wiktionary is a good dictionary” is a proposition.
  8. noun An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.

Similar words

proffer suggestion offer proposal recommendation claim affirmation affirm nomination assertion

Often followed by

that is of to was in which for and

Word family

propositional propositioned propositioning propositions

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