proposal B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/ UK /pɹəˈpəʊzəl/ See IPA manual Freq #4076 Meanings 1 noun A plan or idea that is suggested formally for others to consider. The proposal for the new park was well received. 2 noun The act of asking someone to marry you. She said yes to his proposal of marriage. 3 noun The act of suggesting something for consideration. They listened carefully to my proposal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a plan or idea that is... planschemeproposition 2 noun · the act of asking someone... marriage proposalproposal of marriage 3 noun · the act of suggesting... proposition Word family Forms proposals Derived forms contraproposalcounterproposalnonproposalpostproposalpreproposalpromposalproposalistreproposalsubproposal Related forms proposition Common collocations marriage proposal Noun + noun Etymology AI details From propose + -al. *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # proposal **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹəˈpəʊzəl/ **Frequency rank:** 4076 ## Meanings 1. A plan or idea that is suggested formally for others to consider. 2. The act of asking someone to marry you. 3. The act of suggesting something for consideration. ## Examples - The proposal for the new park was well received. - She said yes to his proposal of marriage. - They listened carefully to my proposal. ## Derived Forms - contraproposal - counterproposal - nonproposal - postproposal - preproposal - promposal - proposalist - reproposal - subproposal ## Related Forms - proposition ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *tḱey- ## Etymology From propose + -al. ## AI Etymology Proposal comes from propose + -al. The historical chain includes *tḱey- (Proto-Indo-European). In present-day English it covers a plan or idea that is suggested formally for others to consider, the act of asking someone to marry you, and the act of suggesting something for consideration. The wider family includes derived forms such as contraproposal, counterproposal, nonproposal, postproposal, preproposal and related forms such as proposition. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown