proposition
See also: Proposition
English
Etymology
From Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō, from the verb prōponō.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: präp'ə-zĭshʹən IPA(key): /ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪʃən
- Hyphenation: prop‧o‧si‧tion
Noun
proposition (countable and uncountable, plural propositions)
- (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
- (countable) An idea or a plan offered.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., OCLC 222716698:
- The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.
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- (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
- (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
- (grammar) A complete sentence.
- c. 1888, The Popular Educator: a Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary, Advanced, and Technical Education. New and Revised Edition. Volume I., p.98:
- Our English nouns remain unchanged, whether they form the subject or the object of a proposition.
- c. 1888, The Popular Educator: a Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary, Advanced, and Technical Education. New and Revised Edition. Volume I., p.98:
- (countable, logic) 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.
- “‘Wiktionary is a good dictionary’ is a proposition” is a proposition.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
- A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.
- the propositions of Wyclif and Huss
- 1668, Jeremy Taylor, “Twenty-seven Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […]: Sermon XXI. [Of Christian Prudence.] Part II.”, in Reginald Heber, editor, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D. […], volume VI, London: Ogle, Duncan, and Co. […]; and Richard Priestley, […], published 1822, OCLC 956524510, page 113:
- There are some persons, whose religion is hugely disgraced, because they change their propositions, according as their temporal necessities or advantages do return.
- (poetic) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
- Misspelling of preposition.
Synonyms
- (act of offering an idea for consideration): proposal, suggestion
- (idea or plan offered): proposal, suggestion
- (terms offered): proposal
- (content of an assertion): statement
- (proposed statute or constitutional amendment):
Derived terms
- propositional
Translations
uncountable: act of offering for consideration
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idea or plan offered
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terms of a transaction offered
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in the US: proposed statute or constitutional amendment
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the abstract contents of a statement, without reference to its formulation
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math: assertion which can be considered true or false
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an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem
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Verb
proposition (third-person singular simple present propositions, present participle propositioning, simple past and past participle propositioned)
- (transitive, informal) To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
- Synonyms: pass, come on, hit on
- (transitive, informal) To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).
Synonyms
- make a pass
Related terms
- propose
Translations
make a suggestion of sexual intercourse
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make an offer or suggestion
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Anagrams
- opistoporin
Finnish
Noun
proposition
- genitive singular of propositio
French
Etymology
From Latin prōpositiō (“statement, proposition”), from prōpōnō (“propose”), from pōnō (“place; assume”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
Audio (France) (file) - Homophone: propositions
Noun
proposition f (plural propositions)
- proposition, suggestion
- (grammar) proposition
- (grammar) clause
Further reading
- “proposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
proposition
- Alternative form of proposicioun
Norman
Etymology
From Latin prōpositiō, prōpositiōnem.
Noun
proposition f (plural propositions)
- (Jersey) proposition
- (Jersey, grammar) clause
Derived terms
- proposition prîncipale (“main clause”)
- proposition s'gondaithe (“subordinate clause”)
Swedish
Noun
proposition c
- a proposition, a government bill[1] (draft of a law, proposed by the government)
Usage notes
- bills introduced by members of parliament are called motion
Declension
| Declension of proposition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | proposition | propositionen | propositioner | propositionerna |
| Genitive | propositions | propositionens | propositioners | propositionernas |
Related terms
- budgetproposition
- forskningsproposition
- försvarsproposition
- kompletteringsproposition
- kulturproposition
- propositionell
- statsverksproposition
References
- Government terms, Government Offices of Sweden