noun Download 🔗Share The act of offering (an idea) for consideration. Examples : "My teacher made a proposition for a new class project: a school-wide recycling drive. " communication business philosophy statement plan position politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An idea or a plan offered. Examples : "My teacher presented a proposition for a class field trip to the science museum. " plan business politics government communication statement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (business settings) The terms of a transaction offered. Examples : "The store's proposition for a new laptop included a one-year warranty and a free carrying case. " business finance economy commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate. Examples : "The upcoming proposition on school funding will be debated extensively in the town meeting. " politics government state law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) A complete sentence. Examples : "My sister's proposition for the family picnic was to go to the park. " grammar language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula. Examples : "My mother's proposition that we visit Grandma this weekend is still under consideration. " philosophy logic statement language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false. Examples : "My friend's proposition that we could finish the project early was ambitious. " philosophy logic statement communication language linguistics theory Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem. Examples : "The teacher presented a proposition that the Earth revolves around the sun, which is demonstrably true, but not something needing a formal proof in a first-grade lesson. " logic math statement philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed. Examples : "the propositions of Wyclif and Huss" religion doctrine theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it. Examples : "In the poem about her family, the proposition is about the importance of shared meals. " literature writing style language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved). Examples : "He propositioned her after class, which made her uncomfortable. " sex human action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make an offer or suggestion to (someone). Examples : "My teacher proposes a new project for our class. " communication action business human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading