Put forward meaning
Put forward is a phrasal verb that means to present an idea, opinion, plan, or candidate for consideration.
- Past simple
- put forward
- Past participle
- put forward
- -ing form
- putting forward
What put forward means
C1
To present an idea, opinion, plan, or candidate for consideration
The committee put forward three alternatives.
Similar phrasal verbs
With put: put on, put up, put off, put back, put away, put down, put out, put together, put in, put across.
With forward: look forward to, come forward.
Common questions
What does put forward mean?
To present an idea, opinion, plan, or candidate for consideration.
What is the past tense of put forward?
Put forward, which is also its past participle.
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