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πρόταση — meaning in English

protasi

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English meaning

  • motion noun Movement from one place or position to another.
  • offer verb To present something for someone to accept or refuse.
  • overture noun A first approach or proposal made to start talks or a relationship.
  • proposal noun A plan or suggestion put forward for others to consider.
  • proposition noun A suggestion or offer put forward for consideration, especially a business plan or deal.
  • sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.
  • suggestion noun An idea or plan put forward for consideration.

Senses

πρόταση is used for these senses in English:

  • motion (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
  • offer A proposal that has been made.
  • overture (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc. [from 15th c.]
  • proposal Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.
  • proposition (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
  • sentence (grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.]
  • suggestion (countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)

motion — full definition

  1. noun Movement from one place or position to another.
  2. noun A formal proposal put forward for discussion or a vote, especially in a meeting or a court of law.
  3. verb To signal with a gesture what someone should do.

offer — full definition

  1. verb To present something for someone to accept or refuse.
  2. verb To express willingness to do something for someone.
  3. noun A proposal, especially one involving a price, job, or deal.

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