proposer French · revision 17172

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1120, Psautier d'Oxford|origins=la prōpōnō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /pʁɔ.po.ze/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''proposer'''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la|prōpōnō|t=to place before the eyes, set forth; to intend, propose]], with its form adapted to [[poser]].^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992)^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Bloch & Wartburg 1989)^(Wiktionary) The Latin verb is from [[m|la|prō|t=before]] and [[m|la|pōnō|t=to place]] (see [[pondre]]).^(DHLF 1992) Littré notes that French confused “poser”, from [[m|la|pausō]], with derivatives of [[m|la|positus]], as in the other compounds of this kind.^(Littré 1873) Wiktionary treats the Old French verb as the borrowing, inherited by modern French.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The ''Psautier d'Oxford'' (first half of the 12th century) uses it in the sense “to place before the eyes” as an example, translating ''non proposuerunt Deum in conspectu suo''.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ From Latin it soon took the sense “to intend, plan” (Wace, 1130–40), as in the proverb ''les hommes proposent et Dieu ordonne'' (1409), remade as ''l'homme propose et Dieu dispose'' by Commynes; this sense passed to ''se proposer de'' (1429), so the proverb is now understood differently.^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992) “To utter” (about 1165) died out, but “to set before the mind” (13th century) and “to submit to a court” (1390) remained, with the nuance of putting a plan to others for their agreement (Montaigne, 1588).^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992) From the 13th century it also meant “to offer” (''proposer pais''), and with a person as object ''proposer sa fille'' in marriage (Molière, 1655) and to put forward as a candidate (1694).^(TLFi) In the Middle Ages it often meant to set out a case, until the 17th century.^(Bloch & Wartburg 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1120 – “To place before the eyes”, ''Psautier d'Oxford''.^(TLFi)

+ * 1130–40 – “To intend”, Wace.^(TLFi)

+ * 13th century – “To offer”.^(TLFi)

+ * 1390 – To submit to a court.^(TLFi)

+ * 1409 – ''Les hommes proposent et Dieu ordonne''.^(TLFi)

+ * 1429 – ''Se proposer de''.^(TLFi)

+ * 1655 – ''Proposer sa fille'', Molière.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|propose]], suggest: ''proposer une solution'', ''je propose qu'on parte''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To [[m|en|offer]]: ''proposer ses services'', ''on lui a proposé un poste''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To put forward as a candidate: ''proposer qqn pour un poste''.^(TLFi)^(GLLF 1989)

+ # ''(literary)'' To set before someone's eyes as an example: ''proposer qqch. à l'admiration''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(GLLF 1989)

+ # ''Se proposer'': to offer oneself, ''se proposer de'', to intend to.^(GLLF 1989)^(TLFi)

+ # ''L'homme propose et Dieu dispose'': man proposes, God disposes.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[propos]]

+ * [[à-propos]]

+ * [[avant-propos]]

+ * [[proposable]]

+ * [[reproposer]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[proposition]]

+ * [[poser]]

+ * [[la|prōpōnō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}