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# propound

verb (propound, propounds, propounded, propounding)

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

## Everyday

(formal) To put forward an idea, theory or question for people to think about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propound/#m1)

### In the lessons

A formal word used in history of science and exams: scientists propound theories, philosophers propound ideas, people propound riddles.

### Examples

- Darwin propounded the theory of evolution by natural selection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propound/#x1)
- The professor propounded a new idea about dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propound/#x2)
- She propounded a plan to the school council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propound/#x3)
- The Hatter propounded a riddle that had no answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propound/#x4)
- He propounded a theory about the stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propound/#x5)
- The question was propounded at the meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propound/#x6)

### Note

Formal; everyday words: put forward, suggest, propose.

## On Mova

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