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Propose vs Proffer - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between propose and proffer

is that propose is to suggest a plan, course of action, etc while proffer is to offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

As nouns the difference between propose and proffer

is that propose is an objective or aim while proffer is an offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.

propose

English

Verb

(propos)
  • To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
  • To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
  • To intend.
  • * 1859 , (John Gorham Palfrey), History of New England , Preface (Google preview):
    • I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-16, author= John Vidal
    • , volume=189, issue=10, page=8, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas , passage=Many of the proposed dams would be among the tallest in the world.}}
  • (obsolete) To talk; to converse.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) , :
    • HERO. Good Margaret, run thee to the parlour;
    There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice
    Proposing with the prince and Claudio
  • (obsolete) To set forth.
  • * 1616 , (George Chapman) (translator), Homer's Iliad , book 11:
    • . . . so weighty was the cup,
    That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.

    Usage notes

    * In use 1. this is sometimes a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . * In use 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . * For more information, see * Compared to to suggest'', ''to propose is more deliberate and definite. To suggest is merely to mention, while to propose is to have a definite plan and intention.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * proposal * proposition

    Related terms

    * proponent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An objective or aim.
  • *, II.17:
  • *:whose aime hath beene to make us not good and wittie, but wise and learned; She hath attained her propose .

    • Anagrams

    * English reporting verbs ----

    proffer

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Alternative forms

    * proffre (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
  • Essay; attempt.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.
  • To essay or attempt of one’s own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.
    • (Milton)

    See also

    * profer

    External links

    * * * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

    (head)
  • Indefinite plural of .