English-Thai Dictionary

propound

VT เสนอ  propose sa-nor

 

propounded

ADJ ซึ่ง เสนอ ให้ พิจารณา  suggested sueng-sa-nor-hai-pi-ja-ra-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROPOUND

v.t.[L. propono; pro and pono, to set, put or place. ] 1. To propose; to offer for consideration; as, to propound a rule of action.
The existence of the church hath been propounded as an object of faith.
2. To offer; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question.
3. In congregational churches, to propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church. Persons intending to make public profession of their faith, and thus unite with the church, are propounded before the church and congregation; that is, their intention is notified some days previous, for the purpose of giving opportunity to members of the church to object to their admission to such communion, if they see cause.

 

PROPOUNDED

pp. Proposed; offered for consideration.

 

PROPOUNDER

n.One that proposes or offers for consideration.

 

PROPOUNDING

ppr. Proposing; offering for consideration.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROPOUND

Pro *pound ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Propounding. ] Etym: [From earlier propone, L. proponere, propositum, to set forth, propose, propound; pro for, before + ponere to put. See Position, and cf. Provost. ]

 

1. To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question; to propound an argument. Shak. And darest thou to the Son of God propound To worship thee, accursed Milton. It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel. Coleridge.

 

2. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: To propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church.

 

PROPOUNDER

PROPOUNDER Pro *pound "er, n.

 

Defn: One who propounds, proposes, or offers for consideration. Chillingworth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

propound

pro pound |prəˈpound prəˈpaʊnd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view ) for consideration by others: he began to propound the idea of a “social monarchy ” as an alternative to Franco. DERIVATIVES pro pound er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic propone, from Latin proponere ‘set forth, ’ from pro- ‘forward ’ + ponere ‘put. ’ The addition of the final -d can be compared with that in expound and compound .

 

Oxford Dictionary

propound

propound |prəˈpaʊnd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] put forward (an idea or theory ) for consideration by others: he began to propound the idea of a ‘social monarchy ’ as an alternative to Franco. DERIVATIVES propounder noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic propone, from Latin proponere ‘set forth ’, from pro- ‘forward ’ + ponere ‘put ’. The addition of the final -d can be compared with that in expound and compound .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

propound

propound verb exactly what solution are you propounding? put forward, advance, offer, proffer, present, set forth, submit, tender, suggest, introduce, postulate, propose, pose, posit; advocate, promote, peddle, spread.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

propound

propound verb the theory of relativity was first propounded by Albert Einstein in 1905: put forward, advance, offer, present, set forth, submit, tender, suggest, come up with, broach, moot, bring up, mention, introduce, postulate, propose, pose, discuss, hypothesize, peddle, spread, promote, advocate, proffer, posit.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

propound

pro pound /prəpáʊnd /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈学説 理論など 〉を提示 [提起 ]する .