put forward

1. 1.

   put before

   “I submit to you that the accused is guilty”

   Synonymssubmitstateposit

   Broaderpropose
2. 2.

   insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

   “Women should assert themselves more!”

   Synonymsassert

   Broaderbehave
3. 3.

   summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

   “raise the specter of unemployment”

   “he conjured wild birds in the air”

   “call down the spirits from the mountain”

   Synonymsraiseconjureconjure upinvokeevokestircall downarousebring upcall forth

   Broadercall up

   Narrowercursebless
4. 4.

   propose as a candidate for some honor

   Synonymsnominateput up

   Broadernominate

Questions about put forward

What does put forward mean?

put forward means "put before". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for put forward?

Close synonyms include submit, state, posit, assert, raise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is put forward a common word?

put forward is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.