propound

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate. transitive
    — Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.

词形变化

propounds present,singular,third-person propounding participle,present propounded participle,past propounded past

词源

From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin prōpōnere (“to put forward”), from prō- (“before”) + pōnere (“to put”). Doublet of propose. Compare expound.
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