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Put forward Common

Put forward has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

put before

"I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

2

insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

"Women should assert themselves more!"

3

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

"raise the specter of unemployment"

"he conjured wild birds in the air"

"call down the spirits from the mountain"

4

propose as a candidate for some honor

5

To propose for consideration.

Example Sentences
"I submit to you that the accused is guilty" verb
"Women should assert themselves more!" verb
"raise the specter of unemployment" verb
"he conjured wild birds in the air" verb
"call down the spirits from the mountain" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
propose behave call up nominate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
curse bless
Rhyming Words
ard card pard sard hard nard fard gard yard ward dard tard bard mard beard heard sward alard izard ecard
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