Supposait (en. Supposed)

/sy.pɔ.zɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Accepting as true what is not proven.

He supposed that everyone agreed with his decision.

Il supposait que tout le monde était d'accord avec sa décision.

To make a hypothesis.

She supposed that he would come to the party.

Elle supposait qu'il viendrait à la fête.

To estimate or believe something without being certain.

We supposed that he had finished the project.

Nous supposions qu'il avait terminé le projet.

From the Latin 'supponere', meaning 'to place underneath'.

I suppose

I admit the possibility

je suppose

to suppose that

to hypothesize that

supposer que

if one supposes

considering the hypothesis that

si l'on suppose

supposition

Action of supposing something.

supposition

supposable

Which can be supposed.

supposable

To make a bet

He supposed that he would win the match.

Il a supposé qu'il gagnerait le match.

To have an idea in mind

She already supposed that he was going to propose to her.

Elle supposait déjà qu'il allait demander sa main.