Propose

What it means

1. (noun) An objective or aim.
2. (verb) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc. “I propose going to see a film.”
3. (verb) (sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage. “He proposed to her last night and she accepted him.”
4. (verb) To intend. “He proposes to set up his own business.”
5. (verb) To talk; to converse.
6. (verb) To set forth.

Letter analysis

• Propose contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
• It uses 5 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

Sub-words

• oppose
• poops
• popes
• pores
• poser
• preps
• props
• prose
• ropes
• spoor
• spore
• oops
• ores
• peps
• peso
• poop
• poor
• pope
• pops
• pore
• pose
• prep
• pres
• prop
• pros
• reps
• resp
• roes
• rope
• rose
• sore
• esp
• ops
• ore
• pep
• per
• pop
• pro
• rep
• roe
• rps
• sop

Related words

Other 7-letter words

• abalone
• abandon
• abashed
• abashes
• abasing
• abating
• abbrevs
• abdomen
• abducts
• abetted
• abetter
• abettor
• abiding
• ability
• abjured
• abjures
• abolish
• aborted

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Words starting with PRO

• pro
• proactive
• probabilistic
• probabilities
• probability
• probable
• probables
• probably
• probate
• probated
• probates
• probating
• probation
• probationary
• probationer
• probationers
• probe
• probed

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Words ending with OSE

• adipose
• arose
• bellicose
• bluenose
• burnoose
• caboose
• cellulose
• choose
• chose
• close
• comatose
• compose
• decompose
• depose
• dextrose
• diagnose
• disclose
• discompose

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