Propose vs Recommended - What's the difference?
propose | recommended |
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 ,
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* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) , :
(obsolete) To set forth.
* 1616 , (George Chapman) (translator), Homer's Iliad , book 11:
(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 .
(recommend)
To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
To advise, propose, counsel favorably
(archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations
As verbs the difference between propose and recommended
is that propose is while recommended is (recommend).propose
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Verb
(propos)Preface (Google preview):
- I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England.
John Vidal
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- HERO. Good Margaret, run thee to the parlour;
- There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice
- Proposing with the prince and Claudio
- . . . 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 * propositionNoun
(en noun)Anagrams
* English reporting verbs ----recommended
English
Verb
(head)recommend
English
Verb
(en verb)- The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.
- The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.
- ''A medieval oblate's parents recommended the boy for life to God and the monastery