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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prop•o•si•tion /ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the act of proposing.
- a plan or scheme proposed;
anything stated for discussion. - an offer of terms, as for a business deal.
- a thing, matter, or person considered as something to be dealt with or encountered:Climbing that mountain is a tough proposition.
- a proposal, hint, or suggestion to have sexual relations.
v. [~ + object] - to propose having sexual relations with.
See -pos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prop•o•si•tion (prop′ə zish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- a plan or scheme proposed.
- an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business.
- a thing, matter, or person considered as something to be dealt with or encountered:Keeping diplomatic channels open is a serious proposition.
- anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
- Rhetorica statement of the subject of an argument or a discourse, or of the course of action or essential idea to be advocated.
- Philosophy[Logic.]a statement in which something is affirmed or denied, so that it can therefore be significantly characterized as either true or false.
- Mathematicsa formal statement of either a truth to be demonstrated or an operation to be performed;
a theorem or a problem. - a proposal of usually illicit sexual relations.
v.t. - to propose sexual relations to.
- to propose a plan, deal, etc., to.
- Latin prōpositiōn- (stem of prōpositiō) a setting forth. See propositus, -ion
- Middle English proposicio(u)n 1300–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See proposal.
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