Propose vs Volunteer - What's the difference?
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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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, title= (obsolete) To talk; to converse.
* 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 .
One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.
(label) One who enters into military service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army.
(label) A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
in Wikipedia.
A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.
(label) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
(label) To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
(label) To offer.
To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.
To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.
As verbs the difference between propose and volunteer
is that propose is while volunteer is (label) to enlist oneself as a volunteer.As a noun volunteer is
one who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.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.
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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 ----volunteer
English
(wikipedia volunteer)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- to volunteer for doing the dishes
- to volunteer an explanation
- My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.
