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Proposition

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Noun

1. proposition

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

2. proffer, proposition, suggestion

a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

Example Sentences:
'it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse'

3. proposition

an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

4. proposal, proposition

the act of making a proposal

Example Sentences:
'they listened to her proposal'

5. proposition

a task to be dealt with

Example Sentences:
'securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition'

Verb

6. proposition

suggest sex to

Example Sentences:
'She was propositioned by a stranger at the party'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Proposition

see synonyms of proposition
noun
1. 
a proposal or topic presented for consideration
2. philosophy
a. 
the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and is capable of being true or false
b. 
the meaning of such a sentence: I am warm always expresses the same proposition whoever the speaker is
Compare statement (sense 9)
3. mathematics
a statement or theorem, usually containing its proof
4. informal
a person or matter to be dealt with
he's a difficult proposition
5. 
an invitation to engage in sexual intercourse
verb
6. (transitive)
to propose a plan, deal, etc, to, esp to engage in sexual intercourse

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Proposition

see synonyms of proposition
noun
1. 
the act of proposing
2. 
a. 
something proposed; proposal, plan
b.  US, Informal
an unethical or immoral proposal, specif. one of illicit sexual relations in return for some gain
3. 
a subject or statement to be discussed or debated
4.  US, Informal
a proposed deal, as in business
5.  US, Informal
a person, problem, undertaking, etc. being or to be dealt with
6.  Archaic
a setting forth; offering
7.  Logic
an informative statement whose truth or falsity can be evaluated by means of logic
8.  Ancient Mathematics
a theorem to be demonstrated or a problem to be solved
verb transitive US
9. 
to make a proposition, esp. an improper one, to

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Proposition

see synonyms of proposition
n.
1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
2. A matter to be dealt with; a task: Finding affordable housing can be a difficult proposition.
3. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.
4. A subject for discussion or analysis.
5. Logic
a. A statement that affirms or denies something.
b. The meaning expressed in such a statement, as opposed to the way it is expressed.
6. Mathematics A theorem.
tr.v. prop·o·si·tioned, prop·o·si·tion·ing, prop·o·si·tions
To propose a private bargain to, especially to propose sexual relations with.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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