proposal

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
  2. noun an offer of marriage
  3. noun the act of making a proposal

Etymology

From propose + -al.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
message
Narrower (hyponyms)
hypothesis, suggestion, motion, introduction, re-introduction, advice

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