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proposition
noun
an
idea
,
plan
,
or
offer
put
forward
for
consideration
or
acceptance
•
The
start-up
presented
an
attractive
investment
proposition
to
the
venture
capitalists
.
The
start-up
presented
an
attractive
investment
proposition
to
the
venture
capitalists
.
•
She
accepted
his
dinner
proposition
because
the
restaurant
had
great
reviews
.
She
accepted
his
dinner
proposition
because
the
restaurant
had
great
reviews
.
Extended
sense
of
making
an
offer
developed
in
English
in
the
16th
century
.
noun
a
statement
that
puts
forward
an
idea
or
claim
that
can
be
judged
true
or
false
,
especially
in
logic
or
mathematics
•
The
teacher
wrote
the
proposition
"
If
it
rains
,
the
ground
gets
wet
"
on
the
board
for
the
class
to
analyze
.
The
teacher
wrote
the
proposition
"
If
it
rains
,
the
ground
gets
wet
"
on
the
board
for
the
class
to
analyze
.
•
In
geometry
,
the
ancient
Greek
mathematician
Euclid
began
each
proof
with
a
clear
proposition
.
In
geometry
,
the
ancient
Greek
mathematician
Euclid
began
each
proof
with
a
clear
proposition
.
From
Latin
prōpositiō
(“
setting
forth
,
statement
”),
from
prōponere
“
to
put
forward
”.
noun
an
unwelcome
or
indecent
sexual
offer
made
to
someone
•
The
celebrity
filed
a
complaint
about
the
reporter
’
s
offensive
proposition
after
the
interview
.
The
celebrity
filed
a
complaint
about
the
reporter
’
s
offensive
proposition
after
the
interview
.
•
She
walked
away
quickly
when
the
stranger
whispered
a
crude
proposition
in
her
ear
.
She
walked
away
quickly
when
the
stranger
whispered
a
crude
proposition
in
her
ear
.
Sense
of
‘
sexual
offer
’
recorded
from
the
early
20th
century
in
American
English
.
verb
to
make
a
sexual
or
romantic
offer
to
someone
,
often
unexpectedly
or
inappropriately
•
A
stranger
propositioned
her
on
the
train
,
but
she
ignored
him
and
moved
seats
.
A
stranger
propositioned
her
on
the
train
,
but
she
ignored
him
and
moved
seats
.
•
He
was
shocked
to
be
propositioned
by
his
coworker
during
the
office
party
.
He
was
shocked
to
be
propositioned
by
his
coworker
during
the
office
party
.
Verb
use
developed
from
the
noun
sense
‘
sexual
offer
’
around
1930
.
