Propose vs Intimate - What's the Difference?

Intimate

Propose

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • someone to whom private matters are confided
Definition as Noun
Definition as Verb
  • give to understand
  • imply as a possibility
Definition as Verb
  • propose or intend
  • ask (someone) to marry you
  • put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
  • present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
  • make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Definition as Adjective
  • marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  • used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
  • having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
  • having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
  • innermost or essential
  • thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
  • concerning things deeply private and personal
  • involved in a sexual relationship
Definition as Adjective

Examples

  • "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington
  • "he touched her intimate parts"
  • "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"
  • "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
  • "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
  • "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read
  • "intimate correspondence"; "private family matters"
  • "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"
  • "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
  • "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
  • "I aim to arrive at noon"
  • "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
  • "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
  • "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"; "The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer"
  • "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun, Verb
Verb