supposer

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English

Etymology

suppose +‎ -er.

Noun

supposer (plural supposers)

  1. One who supposes.
    • 1834, Sir James Mackintosh, History of the revolution in England in 1688:
      It is evident, however, that such suppositions can do no more than illustrate the peculiar opinions of the supposer, and cannot prove that which, in the nature of things, they pre-suppose.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French supposer, from Old French supposer, borrowed from Latin suppōnere, altered based on French poser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.po.ze/
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Verb

supposer

  1. to suppose, to think, to reckon, to surmise
    Supposons qu’il puisse te faire oublier.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to suggest, to imply

Conjugation

Conjugation of supposer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple supposer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple supposant
/sy.po.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle supposé
/sy.po.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present suppose
/sy.poz/ 		supposes
/sy.poz/ 		suppose
/sy.poz/ 		supposons
/sy.po.zɔ̃/ 		supposez
/sy.po.ze/ 		supposent
/sy.poz/
imperfect supposais
/sy.po.zɛ/ 		supposais
/sy.po.zɛ/ 		supposait
/sy.po.zɛ/ 		supposions
/sy.po.zjɔ̃/ 		supposiez
/sy.po.zje/ 		supposaient
/sy.po.zɛ/
past historic2 supposai
/sy.po.ze/ 		supposas
/sy.po.za/ 		supposa
/sy.po.za/ 		supposâmes
/sy.po.zam/ 		supposâtes
/sy.po.zat/ 		supposèrent
/sy.po.zɛʁ/
future supposerai
/sy.poz.ʁe/ 		supposeras
/sy.poz.ʁa/ 		supposera
/sy.poz.ʁa/ 		supposerons
/sy.poz.ʁɔ̃/ 		supposerez
/sy.poz.ʁe/ 		supposeront
/sy.poz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional supposerais
/sy.poz.ʁɛ/ 		supposerais
/sy.poz.ʁɛ/ 		supposerait
/sy.poz.ʁɛ/ 		supposerions
/sy.po.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		supposeriez
/sy.po.zə.ʁje/ 		supposeraient
/sy.poz.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present suppose
/sy.poz/ 		supposes
/sy.poz/ 		suppose
/sy.poz/ 		supposions
/sy.po.zjɔ̃/ 		supposiez
/sy.po.zje/ 		supposent
/sy.poz/
imperfect2 supposasse
/sy.po.zas/ 		supposasses
/sy.po.zas/ 		supposât
/sy.po.za/ 		supposassions
/sy.po.za.sjɔ̃/ 		supposassiez
/sy.po.za.sje/ 		supposassent
/sy.po.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — suppose
/sy.poz/ 		— supposons
/sy.po.zɔ̃/ 		supposez
/sy.po.ze/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French supposer, borrowed from Latin suppōnō, suppōnere, altered based on poser.

Verb

supposer

  1. to suppose (to assume to be true)

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of supposer
infinitive simple supposer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple supposant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle supposé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present suppose supposes suppose supposons supposez supposent
imperfect supposois, supposoys supposois, supposoys supposoit, supposoyt supposions, supposyons supposiez, supposyez supposoient, supposoyent
past historic supposa supposas supposa supposasmes supposastes supposerent
future supposerai, supposeray supposeras supposera supposerons supposerez supposeront
conditional supposerois, supposeroys supposerois, supposeroys supposeroit, supposeroyt supposerions, supposeryons supposeriez, supposeryez supposeroient, supposeroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present suppose supposes suppose supposons supposez supposent
imperfect supposasse supposasses supposast supposassions supposassiez supposassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — suppose — supposons supposez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).
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