0 present participle of proposition
1 to ask someone who you are not in a relationship with if they would like to have sex with you:
According to several witnesses' testimonies, the men had spent most of the time on the cruise allegedly propositioning a number of female passengers of varying ages.
He appears to be propositioning the orderly; when his advances are effectively rebuffed he dismisses the orderly from the room, with the understanding that he will not press the issue.
One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer.