proposer

English

Etymology

From propose +‎ -er.

Noun

proposer (plural proposers)

1. Someone who proposes; someone who makes a proposal. agent noun of propose

   Synonym: proponent

   Antonyms: opponent, opposer, detractor

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: مُقْتَرِح (muqtariḥ)
• French: proposant (fr), proposeur (fr)

See also

• adherent
• advocate
• backer
• champion
• exponent
• supporter

Further reading

• “proposer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “propose”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “proposer”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “proposer”, in Wordnik.
• proposer in WordReference English Collocations
• “proponent” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• proposer, proponent, supporter at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• proposer, opposer at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Anagrams

• Prospero, prospore

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French proposer, borrowed from Latin prōpōnere, altered based on French poser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.po.ze/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -e
• Homophones: proposai, proposé, proposée, proposées, proposés, proposez

Verb

proposer

1. to propose, suggest

   on m’a proposé de tester des produits

   I've been asked to test the products

2. to propose (offer)

Conjugation

Conjugation of proposer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	proposer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	proposant /pʁɔ.po.zɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		proposé /pʁɔ.po.ze/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	propose /pʁɔ.poz/	proposes /pʁɔ.poz/	propose /pʁɔ.poz/	proposons /pʁɔ.po.zɔ̃/	proposez /pʁɔ.po.ze/	proposent /pʁɔ.poz/
	imperfect	proposais /pʁɔ.po.zɛ/	proposais /pʁɔ.po.zɛ/	proposait /pʁɔ.po.zɛ/	proposions /pʁɔ.po.zjɔ̃/	proposiez /pʁɔ.po.zje/	proposaient /pʁɔ.po.zɛ/
	past historic2	proposai /pʁɔ.po.ze/	proposas /pʁɔ.po.za/	proposa /pʁɔ.po.za/	proposâmes /pʁɔ.po.zam/	proposâtes /pʁɔ.po.zat/	proposèrent /pʁɔ.po.zɛʁ/
	future	proposerai /pʁɔ.poz.ʁe/	proposeras /pʁɔ.poz.ʁa/	proposera /pʁɔ.poz.ʁa/	proposerons /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɔ̃/	proposerez /pʁɔ.poz.ʁe/	proposeront /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	proposerais /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɛ/	proposerais /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɛ/	proposerait /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɛ/	proposerions /pʁɔ.po.zə.ʁjɔ̃/	proposeriez /pʁɔ.po.zə.ʁje/	proposeraient /pʁɔ.poz.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	propose /pʁɔ.poz/	proposes /pʁɔ.poz/	propose /pʁɔ.poz/	proposions /pʁɔ.po.zjɔ̃/	proposiez /pʁɔ.po.zje/	proposent /pʁɔ.poz/
	imperfect2	proposasse /pʁɔ.po.zas/	proposasses /pʁɔ.po.zas/	proposât /pʁɔ.po.za/	proposassions /pʁɔ.po.za.sjɔ̃/	proposassiez /pʁɔ.po.za.sje/	proposassent /pʁɔ.po.zas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	propose /pʁɔ.poz/	—	proposons /pʁɔ.po.zɔ̃/	proposez /pʁɔ.po.ze/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

• “proposer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French proposer, borrowed from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnere, altered based on poser.

Verb

proposer

1. (Jersey) to propose

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnere, from Latin prō- (“forth”) + pōnere (“place, put”), altered based on poser.

Verb

proposer

1. to propose (offer)
2. to place on top of

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of proposer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		proposer			avoir proposé
gerund		en proposant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		proposant
past participle		proposé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	propos	proposes	propose	proposons	proposez	proposent
	imperfect	proposoie, proposeie, proposoe, proposeve	proposoies, proposeies, proposoes, proposeves	proposoit, proposeit, proposot, proposeve	proposiiens, proposiens	proposiiez, proposiez	proposoient, proposeient, proposoent, proposevent
	preterite	proposai	proposas	proposa	proposames	proposastes	proposerent
	future	proposerai	proposeras	proposera	proposerons	proposeroiz, proposereiz, proposerez	proposeront
	conditional	proposeroie, proposereie	proposeroies, proposereies	proposeroit, proposereit	proposeriiens, proposeriens	proposeriiez, proposeriez	proposeroient, proposereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	propos	propos	propost	proposons	proposez	proposent
	imperfect	proposasse	proposasses	proposast	proposissons, proposissiens	proposissoiz, proposissez, proposissiez	proposassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	propose	—	proposons	proposez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: proposer
  • French: proposer
  • Norman: proposer
  • → Middle English: proposen
    • English: propose, propound