Spanish word

suponer

Pronunciation

IPA/supoˈneɾ/

Meaning

  • verbsuppose

Example

¿Supones que vendrá mañana?

Do you suppose he will come tomorrow?

Illustration for suponer (suppose)

More examples

Se supone que la reunión empezará a las nueve.

The meeting is supposed to start at nine.

Core concept

Person proposing a tentative guess that can also imply a consequence.

Common phrases

  • suponer que

    suppose that

Similar words

creer: Believes something to be true without strong proof or verification.
pensar: Holds or expresses an opinion after thinking something over.
asumir: Assumes a duty, role, or stance and proceeds to act on it.
imaginar: Envisions scenes or possibilities in the imagination without real proof.

Definition in Spanish

Hacer una conjetura o una suposición sobre algo; también implicar o suponer consecuencias en expresiones como 'eso supone un problema'.

Word origin

From Latin supponere (sub 'under' + ponere 'put'), which developed into Spanish suponer meaning both to make a conjecture and to imply or entail a consequence.

Usage tips

  • Se supone que expresses 'it is supposed' or 'it is expected', while eso supone usually means 'that entails', so rely on context to tell a guess from an implication.

Other meanings

  • thinkverb
  • assumeverb

Opposites

Related words

Word lists with this word