suponer

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin supponere. Cognate with English suppose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /supoˈneɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: su‧po‧ner

Verb

suponer (first-person singular present supongo, first-person singular preterite supuse, past participle supuesto)

1. to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to figure, to say, to take it

   Supongamos que no quiere ser encontrado. ¿Entonces qué?

   Let's say he doesn't want to be found. What then?

   Supongo que esto es tu primera viaje de campamento.

   I take it this is your first camping trip.

2. to presume, to expect
3. to comprise, make up
4. to pose (e.g. a risk, a threat, a danger)
5. to mean, to imply, to represent

   Synonym: implicar

6. to involve, to entail

   Synonyms: implicar, entrañar

7. to hypothesize
8. (reflexive) to assume (without a specified subject)
9. (reflexive) to be assumed
10. (reflexive) to be meant, to be supposed

    La vida se supone que sea equilibrada.

    Life is supposed to be balanced.

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Further reading

• “suponer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014