proposer

English

Etymology

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

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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
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