supposer
French, verb/sy.po.ze/
supposer is a French verb meaning “to suppose, to think, to reckon, to surmise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poser une chose pour établie, l’admettre par hypothèse, afin d’en tirer ensuite quelque induction”.
What does supposer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to suppose, to think, to reckon, to surmise
Supposons qu'il puisse te faire oublier. ― Suppose he could make you forget.
- 2
to suggest, to imply
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Poser une chose pour établie, l’admettre par hypothèse, afin d’en tirer ensuite quelque induction. 2. Faire admettre le faux pour vrai. 3. Faire reconnaître un enfant pour fils ou fille de ceux dont il n’est pas né. 4. Former une conjecture ; présumer en bien ou en mal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of supposer
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- supposant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- supposé participle past
- suppose first-person indicative present
- supposes indicative present second-person
- supposons first-person indicative plural
- supposez indicative plural present
- supposent indicative plural present
- supposais first-person imperfect indicative
- supposait imperfect indicative singular
- supposions first-person imperfect indicative
- supposiez imperfect indicative plural
- supposaient imperfect indicative plural
- supposai first-person historic indicative
- supposas historic indicative past
- supposa historic indicative past
- supposâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce supposer?
- /sy.po.ze/
- \sy.po.ze\
- [sy.po.ze]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to supposer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is supposer in French?
supposer appears 7.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).