propositioned
past simple and past participle ofproposition
单词 | propositioned |
释义 | propositioned past simple and past participle ofproposition proposition verb[T] uk/ˌprɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌprɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/toasksomeone who you are not in arelationshipwith if they would like to havesexwith you: I was propositioned by acompletestranger. Examplesofpropositionedpropositioned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is unlikely that an individual who was not the personpropositionedwould be close enough to hear the words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A recent survey of residents found that most men had beenpropositioned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many women are alsopropositioned, causing offence and distress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The alarm and distress experienced by young girls—perhaps coming from school, even—who are followed andpropositionedby men in slow-moving cars really has to be tackled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To realise the extent of the problem, one has only to walk home from this place late at night and see the homeless beingpropositionedby drug pushers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a huge response: most of the women had beenpropositioned, and most of the men and women felt threatened by activities in the area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He met him after the show andpropositionedhim. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is also a new widower, and as soon as he returns from a tropical vacation and period of mourning, he finds himselfpropositionedby a number of women. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Symonds waspropositionednumerous times. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Nogwaza had been with a friend at a bar the previous evening, and had a heated argument with a group of men who hadpropositionedher friend. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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