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suponer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
  • guess verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
  • hypothesize verb To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
  • reckon verb To think or suppose something, often used informally.
  • signify verb To be a sign of; to indicate or represent something.
  • suppose verb To assume or believe something without full proof.
  • surmise verb To guess or conclude something without solid proof.
  • think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.

Senses

suponer is used for these senses in English:

  • assume To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
  • guess (chiefly, US) to suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
  • hypothesize (ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
  • reckon (colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
  • surmise (intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
  • think (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.

assume — full definition

  1. verb To accept something as true without proof.
  2. verb To take on a role, responsibility, or form.

guess — full definition

  1. verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
  2. verb To suppose or think something is probably true.
  3. noun An answer or opinion given without certain knowledge.

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