put forward

vorschlagen, vorbringen

Eine Idee, einen Plan oder eine Person anderen zur Prüfung vorschlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: 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.)

Synonyme: propose, suggest, nominate

Gegenteile: withdraw

Häufige Wendungen: put forward an idea, put forward a proposal, put forward someone

die Uhren vorstellen

Uhren so einstellen, dass sie eine spätere Uhrzeit anzeigen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: put the clocks forward by something (We put the clocks forward by one hour in spring.)

Synonyme: advance

Häufige Wendungen: put clocks forward, put forward the clocks