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to put forward

to put forward

5 3.1
To suggest someone for a job or prize
  • phrasal verb
  • /pʊt ˈfɔːrwərd/
translation icon : nominar
  • I'd like to put Gerald O'Donnell forward for your next list.
  • put forward a candidate
  • put your name forward

And, and I was, I was here, I was put forward for it.

Examples

  • So Gordillo's PANAL put forward its own candidate, the environmentalist Gabriel R. Quadri de la Torre.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Italy then put forward Guiseppe de Genaro to head UNFDAC until 1990, when the UNDCP took over.

    Academic text (2007)

  • "I applied for 17 jobs, and I only got this one because a lady at a previous interview put my name forward."

    Academic text (2009)

  • I understand a chair's opened up in the committee... and I'd like to put my name forward.

    The Contender (2000)

  • Well, the businessmen who put your name forward obviously think you are.

    Fighting Back (1982)

  • Republicans obstructed every nominee he put forward.

    Blog text (7)

  • I would like to put forward my friend for the scholarship because she deserves it.

  • During the meeting, she put forward her proposal for a new marketing strategy to improve sales.

  • He was eager to put forward his candidacy for the leadership position at the company.

Synonyms

to nominate
vsto put forward
461 3.4

To officially suggest someone for a job or honor

is less formal and more about a simple suggestion of candidacy
to propose
vsto put forward
  • Formal
38 3.4

To suggest someone for a job or official position

is a general suggestion for candidacy rather than the formal act of appointment
to put up
vsto put forward
6 4.0

Suggest someone as a candidate for a position or award

is a general way to suggest a candidate without extra formality

Antonyms

to reject
839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

to disqualify
116 3.7

Make someone not allowed to take part because they broke the rules

How Strongly

to endorse
183 4.2
to nominate
461 3.4
to put forward
5 3.1
to recommend
∞ 2.1
to propose
∞ 3.0
to suggest
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

put forward infinitive
put forward past
put forward past participle
putting forward present participle
puts forward third person singular

Morphology

put + forward

The sense 'to suggest or nominate' can be partially derived from 'put' (place) + 'forward' (ahead), i.e. to move a person or idea ahead into consideration, so the meaning is a metaphorical extension of the literal parts. However, the specific institutional nuance of proposing someone for an award/position is not strictly literal and may not be fully predictable without exposure, so it's best classified as partially transparent.

Etymology

Put forward comes from the picture of moving a person to the front of a group — you put (place) them forward (ahead) so everyone can see them. So it came to mean 'to name someone as a candidate' .