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Collocations for propose - verb

ADVERB

seriously
Are you seriously proposing that we allow this situation to continue?
formally
first, initially, originally
The plan originally proposed was ruled unrealistic.

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PREPOSITION

as
The measures have been proposed as a way of improving standards.
for
He was proposed for the job of treasurer.

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PHRASES

newly proposed (esp. AmE), recently proposed
the newly proposed amendments
the recently proposed standards

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Propose is used with these nouns as the subject:
article, bill, document, hypothesis, paper, president, recommendation, report, review, scientist

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Propose is used with these nouns as the object:
alternative, amendment, bill, budget, classification, creation, cut, deal, definition, establishment, expansion, explanation, guideline, hypothesis, idea, increase, legislation, marriage, measure, mechanism, model, modification, motion, plan, reduction, referendum, reform, remedy, resolution, revision, scenario, scheme, settlement, solution, strategy, theory, toast, truce

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