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plantear — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • approach verb To move closer to something or someone.
  • broach verb To bring up a sensitive or difficult topic for discussion.
  • moot adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
  • pose verb To hold a particular position of the body, often for a photo or painting.
  • posit noun Something that is posited; a postulate.

Senses

plantear is used for these senses in English:

  • approach (ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
  • approach (transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
  • bring up To mention.
  • broach (transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).
  • moot To bring up as a subject for debate.
  • pose (transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
  • posit To propose for consideration or study; to suggest.

approach — full definition

  1. verb To move closer to something or someone.
  2. verb To speak to someone, often to make a request or start a conversation.
  3. noun A way of dealing with or thinking about something.

broach — full definition

  1. verb To bring up a sensitive or difficult topic for discussion.
  2. verb To pierce or tap something, especially a cask, in order to draw out liquid.

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