put forward a proposal

verb phrase

  1. to suggest an idea, plan, or formal proposal for other people to consider and discuss

    B2

    separable phrasal verb: put a proposal forward; transitiveformal

    • "She put forward a proposal to start the meeting earlier."B1
    • "The team put forward a proposal for a new website."B2
    • "Several delegates put forward proposals for reforming the voting system."C1

Collocations

put forward an ideaput forward a suggestionput forward a planput forward a motion

Word family

proposeproposalproposition