proporre

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōpōnere (“to set forth; to propose; to declare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈpor.re/

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• Rhymes: -orre
• Hyphenation: pro‧pór‧re

Verb

propórre (first-person singular present propóngo, first-person singular past historic propósi, past participle propósto or propòsto, first-person singular imperfect proponévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. to propose, suggest, or put forward
2. to suggest (someone) (for a role, job position, etc.)
3. (literary) to decide [with di (+ infinitive)]
4. (literary) to destine
5. (archaic) to start by saying

Usage notes

• (propose): when followed by another verb, must be followed either by di and an infinitive or che and the subjunctive form, as in mi hanno proposto di andare al cinema con loro or mi hanno proposto che io vada al cinema con loro ("they proposed [to me] that I go to the movie theater with them").

Conjugation

    Conjugation of propórre (syncopated; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	propórre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		proponèndo
present participle		proponènte	past participle		propósto, propòsto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	propóngo	propóni	propóne	proponiàmo	proponéte	propóngono
imperfect	proponévo	proponévi	proponéva	proponevàmo	proponevàte	proponévano
past historic	propósi	proponésti	propóse	proponémmo	proponéste	propósero
future	proporrò	proporrài	proporrà	proporrémo	proporréte	proporrànno
conditional	proporrèi	proporrésti	proporrèbbe, proporrébbe	proporrémmo	proporréste	proporrèbbero, proporrébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	propónga	propónga	propónga	proponiàmo	proponiàte	propóngano
imperfect	proponéssi	proponéssi	proponésse	proponéssimo	proponéste	proponéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		propóni	propónga	proponiàmo	proponéte	propóngano
negative imperative		non propórre	non propónga	non proponiàmo	non proponéte	non propóngano

Derived terms

• proporsi

Anagrams

• preporrò