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put forward

  1. recommend someone as a suitable candidate for a job or position.
    "he put me forward as head of publicity"
  2. submit a plan, proposal, or theory for consideration.
    "the authority put forward positive proposals"
    synonyms: propose, offer, advance, submit, present, tender, move, introduce, proffer, set forth, suggest, nominate, put up, name, recommend, table

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to offer an idea or opinion, or suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider: The proposals that you have put forward deserve serious consideration.
to set before the mind for consideration She put forward some clever ideas during last week's meeting. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance.
2 senses: 1. to propose; suggest 2. to offer the name of; nominate.... Click for more definitions.
verb · to propose; suggest · to offer the name of; nominate ...
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, ...
​. to suggest something for discussion. to put forward a suggestion · ​to move something to an earlier time or date. We've put the wedding forward by one week.
put forward/forth something ... to suggest an idea for consideration: None of the ideas that I put forward have been accepted. He put forth a clear, logical ...
Synonyms for PUTS FORWARD: suggests, proposes, poses, offers, recommends, puts forth, votes, presents, advances, proffers.
to move the hands of a clock to the correct later time Remember to put your clocks forward tonight (= because the time has officially changed).
To change the time in a time zone to a later time. Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour.
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