propose

Verb

• ask (someone) to marry you
  • he popped the question on Sunday night
    
  • she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months
    
  • The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman
    

• put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
  • The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
    

• propose or intend
  • I aim to arrive at noon
    

• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
  • He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism
    
  • She proposed a new theory of relativity
    

• make a proposal, declare a plan for something
  • the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  declare oneself , offer , pop the question , nominate , aim , purpose , purport , project , suggest , advise