Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to propound
Participle: propounded
Gerund: propounding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | propound |
| you | propound |
| he;she;it | propounds |
| we | propound |
| you | propound |
| they | propound |
Perfect
| I | have propounded |
| you | have propounded |
| he;she;it | has propounded |
| we | have propounded |
| you | have propounded |
| they | have propounded |
Past
| I | propounded |
| you | propounded |
| he;she;it | propounded |
| we | propounded |
| you | propounded |
| they | propounded |
Pluperfect
| I | had propounded |
| you | had propounded |
| he;she;it | had propounded |
| we | had propounded |
| you | had propounded |
| they | had propounded |
Future
| I | will propound |
| you | will propound |
| he;she;it | will propound |
| we | will propound |
| you | will propound |
| they | will propound |
Future Perfect
| I | will have propounded |
| you | will have propounded |
| he;she;it | will have propounded |
| we | will have propounded |
| you | will have propounded |
| they | will have propounded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | propound |
| you | propound |
| he;she;it | propound |
| we | propound |
| you | propound |
| they | propound |
Perfect
| I | have propounded |
| you | have propounded |
| he;she;it | have propounded |
| we | have propounded |
| you | have propounded |
| they | have propounded |
Imperfect
| I | propounded |
| you | propounded |
| he;she;it | propounded |
| we | propounded |
| you | propounded |
| they | propounded |
Pluperfect
| I | had propounded |
| you | had propounded |
| he;she;it | had propounded |
| we | had propounded |
| you | had propounded |
| they | had propounded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would propound |
| you | would propound |
| he;she;it | would propound |
| we | would propound |
| you | would propound |
| they | would propound |
Perfect
| I | would have propounded |
| you | would have propounded |
| he;she;it | would have propounded |
| we | would have propounded |
| you | would have propounded |
| they | would have propounded |
Imperative
| you | propound |
| we | Let's propound |
| you | propound |
Verbs conjugated like 'propound'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'propound'
profound,
propend,
propone,
cofound,
compound,
expound,
ground,
impound,
pound,
premould,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1537, var. of M.E. proponen "to put forward" (c.1375), from L. proponere "put forward, declare," from pro- "before" + ponere "to put" (see position). Perhaps infl. in form by compound, expound.
2. From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin prōpōnere (“to put forward”), from prō- (“before”) + pōnere (“to put”). Doublet of propose. Compare expound.
Sample Sentences
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There was one little, prim old lady, of very smiling and good-humoured appearance, who came sidling up to me from the end of a long passage, and with a curtsey of inexpressible condescension, propounded this unaccountable inquiry:
(American Notes for General Circulation)