noun · neutral
proposal
UK/prəˈpəʊzəl/US/prəˈpoʊzəl/pro·PO·sal
An act of asking someone to marry you; also a formal suggestion or plan put forward for consideration.
Examples
“He accepted her proposal last night.”
“The government published a new proposal to improve childcare.”
“She rejected his proposal because they had different goals.”
Band 8 sentence
“The council's policy proposal sparked heated debate, with critics arguing it lacked practical detail.”
Collocations
- marriage proposal
- put forward a proposal
- policy proposal
Word family
Common mistakes
He did a proposal to her.→He proposed to her. / He made a proposal to her.
She refused the propose.→She refused the proposal.
Say it for a higher band
5ask→6offer→7+proposal
Synonyms
suggestion
offer
Easily confused
suggestion
“The committee accepted the proposal after several revisions.”
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