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# proposeth

verb, old form of «proposes» (he, she, it)

«proposeth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«proposeth» means «proposes», a form of «propose»: To suggest a plan or idea for others to think about: I propose we have a picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/proposeth/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he proposeth» = «he proposes».

### Note

Today: proposes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «proposeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/proposeth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«proposeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/proposeth.html) on Mova free.