Hyphenation of propose

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word propose? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pro-pose

Definitions of propose:

1.	Make a proposal, declare a plan for something The senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
2.	Present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism She proposed a new theory of relativity
3.	Propose or intend I aim to arrive at noon
4.	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
5.	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

Synonyms of propose:

verb	suggest, advise, declare
verb	project, plan
verb	aim, purpose, purport, intend, mean, think
verb	nominate, choose, take, select, pick out
verb	declare oneself, offer, pop the question, request

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.