(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a plan or an idea, often a formal or written one, which is suggested for people to think about and decide upon.
The President is to put forward new ~s for resolving the country’s constitutional crisis...
The Security Council has rejected the latest peace ~.
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2.
A ~ is the act of asking someone to marry you.
After a three-weekend courtship, Pamela accepted Randolph’s ~ of marriage.
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