how to pronounce propose

/pɹəˈpəʊz/

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propose is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of propose in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… he was the first person to propose a …”

meaning of propose

Propose means to offer or make a suggestion for consideration.

propose frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word propose occurs in english on average 14 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics propose can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that propose can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;