Soox
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Hi, everyone. I find the construction of propose doing sth in the dictionary.
In my impression, the construction is wrong. But I'm not sure. I wonder what is the difference between propose to do and propose doing.
I remember:
When propose means "to suggest", "propose doing something" is used only.
When propose means "to intend", "propose to do something" is used only.
The constructions in the dictionary confuses me.
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2 [transitive] (formal) to intend to do something
propose to do something
What do you propose to do now?
propose doing something
How do you propose getting home?
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Does "How do you propose getting home?" means "how do you intend to get home?"
Thanks
In my impression, the construction is wrong. But I'm not sure. I wonder what is the difference between propose to do and propose doing.
I remember:
When propose means "to suggest", "propose doing something" is used only.
When propose means "to intend", "propose to do something" is used only.
The constructions in the dictionary confuses me.
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2 [transitive] (formal) to intend to do something
propose to do something
What do you propose to do now?
propose doing something
How do you propose getting home?
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Does "How do you propose getting home?" means "how do you intend to get home?"
Thanks