put sth/sb forward
(US put sth/sb forth) — phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
C1 to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider: The proposals that you have put forward deserve serious consideration. I wasn't convinced by any of the arguments that he put forward. Many suggestions have been put forward, but a decision is unlikely until after next year's general election. The peace plan put forward last August has been revived for the latest round of negotiations. She has decided to put her name/put herself forward as a candidate.Suggestions and proposals
(Definition of put sth/sb forward from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bounce sth off sb phrasal verb
- drop verb (FALL)
- float verb (SUGGEST)
- get at sth phrasal verb (SUGGEST)
- hint noun (INDIRECT STATEMENT)
- hint verb
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
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- if you take my meaning idiom
- indication noun (SUGGESTION)
- intimate verb
- maybe adverb
- moot verb
- move verb (SUGGEST)
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- postulate noun
- propound verb
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- suggest verb (PRODUCE AN IDEA)
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