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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
pro-pone
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To propose or put forward for discussion or consideration.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Latin prōpōnō (“place before; offer, propose”), via Scots [Term?].

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

propones (present, singular) proponing (participle, present) proponed (participle, past) proponed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

apropos proponent propound

Rhymes With

one own known phone alone none shown stone zone loan grown green zone

Questions

What does propone mean?
To propose or put forward for discussion or consideration.
Where does propone come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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