- present tense form of propose (3rd person singular).
proposes
Example Sentences
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Unlike the children in the book — well, for one thing, they are not children — they are not punished for being bad, but only for losing at whatever games the series proposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
What Huberman’s worldview proposes is that motivated people can take small actions to relieve themselves of these endemic problems of middle age.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The report proposes 10 priority transitions, ranging from reducing black-carbon emissions and expanding glacier monitoring to improving disaster early-warning systems and changing the way tourism is developed in the mountains.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
If the young Sun behaved in a similar way, Airapetian proposes that these energetic particles could have triggered chemical reactions in Earth's atmosphere that helped warm the planet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Isaac proposes to me—well, his character proposes to my character.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
