proporre

From Latin prōpōnere (“to set forth; to propose; to declare”).

• IPA^(key): /proˈpor.re/

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• Rhymes: -orre
• Hyphenation: pro‧pór‧re

propórre (first-person singular present propóngo, first-person singular past historic propósi, past participle propósto or propòsto, first-person singular imperfect proponévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. to propose, suggest, or put forward
2. to suggest (someone) (for a role, job position, etc.)
3. (literary) to decide [with di (+ infinitive)]
4. (literary) to destine
5. (archaic) to start by saying

• (propose): when followed by another verb, must be followed either by di and an infinitive or che and the subjunctive form, as in mi hanno proposto di andare al cinema con loro or mi hanno proposto che io vada al cinema con loro ("they proposed [to me] that I go to the movie theater with them").

• proporsi

• preporrò