proposition
Từ điển Collocation
proposition noun
1 arrangement/offer/suggestion
ADJ. attractive, tempting | feasible, practical, viable | business, commercial, economic, paying
VERB + PROPOSITION put to sb Ring up your agent in New York and put your proposition to him.
2 problem/task
ADJ. tough, tricky | different He's a different proposition from his father?much less tolerant.
3 idea/opinion
ADJ. basic, central, fundamental | true | extreme | abstract, causal, empirical, ethical, existential, general, theoretical, universal
QUANT. set
VERB + PROPOSITION express, put forward
PROPOSITION + VERB concern sth, relate to sth
PREP. ~ about The book puts forward a number of extreme propositions about the nature of language.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
- a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; suggestion, proffer
it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
- an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
- the act of making a proposal; proposal
they listened to her proposal
- a task to be dealt with
securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
propositions
syn.: proffer proposal suggestion