put forward

proponer, presentar

Presentar una idea, un plan o una persona para que otros lo consideren.

En inglés sencillo: To offer an idea, plan, or person for others to consider.

• Please put forward your ideas.
• They put forward a new plan to reduce waste.
• Who put her forward for the position?

Cómo se usa: put someone/something forward (The committee put her name forward.); put someone forward for something (They put him forward for the award.); put something forward as something (She put the theory forward as a possible explanation.)

Sinónimos: propose, suggest, nominate

Antónimos: withdraw

Expresiones frecuentes: put forward an idea, put forward a proposal, put forward someone

adelantar los relojes

Ajustar los relojes para que indiquen una hora más avanzada.

En inglés sencillo: To change clocks so they show a later time.

• Remember to put the clocks forward.
• We put our clocks forward an hour last night.
• When do we put the clocks forward this year?

Cómo se usa: put the clocks forward by something (We put the clocks forward by one hour in spring.)

Sinónimos: advance

Expresiones frecuentes: put clocks forward, put forward the clocks