suponer

/supoˈneɾ/, [su.poˈneɾ]

assume, suppose


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
  6. to involve, to entail
  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 meant to be balanced.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Se puede suponer el destino del protagonista.

    You can guess the protagonist's fate.

  • Vamos a suponer que ella vuelva. ¿Qué le dirías?

    Suppose she comes back. What would you say to her?

  • Es un error popular generalizado suponer que aquellos que se quejan por el pueblo con más fuerza son los que más se preocupan por su bienestar.

    It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the publick to be the most anxious for its welfare.

  • Su acento da a suponer que él es un extranjero.

    His accent suggests he is a foreigner.

  • Deberías suponer que Tom no nos va a prestar ninguna ayuda.

    You should assume that Tom won't help us at all.


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