proponieren

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German

Etymology

From Latin prōpōnō +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁopoˈniːʁən/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧po‧nie‧ren
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Verb

proponieren (weak, third-person singular present proponiert, past tense proponierte, past participle proponiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) to propose
    • 1943, Stefan Zweig, Schachnovelle [The Royal Game]‎:
      Ich begann, mir die absurdesten Listen auszudenken: etwa, ihn in seiner Eitelkeit zu kitzeln, indem ich ihm ein angebliches Interview für eine wichtige Zeitung vortäuschte, oder bei seiner Habgier zu packen, dadurch, daß ich ihm ein einträgliches Turnier in Schottland proponierte.
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