put forward
(Slang)
[verb]
Synonyms: recommend, advance, nominate, propose, submit, suggest, tender

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English Thesaurus: suggest, recommend, propose, put forward, nominate, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

put somebody/something ↔ forward phrasal verb (see also put)

1. to suggest a plan, proposal, idea etc for other people to consider or discuss Synonym : propose:
They put forward a number of suggestions.

2. to suggest formally that you or someone else should be considered for a particular job, membership of an organization etc:
Her name was put forward for the lead role in the play.

3. to arrange for an event to start at an earlier time or date
put somebody/something ↔ forward to
The men’s final has been put forward to 1:30.

4. put a clock/watch forward British English to make a clock or watch show a later time Synonym : set forward American English

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

suggest to tell someone your ideas about what they should do:
'Why don’t you come with us?', Alan suggested.
It was a sunny afternoon and so I suggested going to the beach.
recommend to suggest that someone goes somewhere, tries something etc because you know that it is good and you think they will like it:
Can you recommend a good restaurant near here?
It’s a brilliant book - I’d recommend it to anyone.
propose formal to formally suggest a plan or course of action, especially at a meeting:
The government has proposed building a new town just north of the city.
I propose that we send a delegation to London to discuss our concerns.
put forward to suggest an idea, plan, reason etc:
The party has put forward new proposals to reduce the number of cars in the town centre.
The idea was first put forward by Aristotle.
A number of reasons have been put forward to explain these negative results.
nominate to officially suggest someone for an important job or position, or a person, film etc for a prize, especially when people will vote to make a decision:
He’s been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times.
Three candidates have been nominated for the position of chairman.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

put forward
put forward (something)
to offer for consideration.
None of the ideas I put forward at the meeting have been accepted.

He's still working on the report and plans to put it forward as soon as he finishes it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

put forward something
put forward (something)
to offer for consideration.
None of the ideas I put forward at the meeting have been accepted.

He's still working on the report and plans to put it forward as soon as he finishes it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

put forward
to state or advance an idea
I put my new plan forward at the meeting to see if anyone was interested in it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

put something forward
to state or advance an idea
I put my new plan forward at the meeting to see if anyone was interested in it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲