Suponer
Example: No puedo suponer las consecuencias sin más información clara.
Definition
"Suponer" means to assume or suppose something to be true without having complete evidence, often used when making a hypothesis or considering possibilities. For example, in the phrase 'No puedo suponer las consecuencias sin más información clara,' it conveys the act of guessing or presuming outcomes.
Etymology
The verb "suponer" comes from the Latin 'supponere,' which means 'to put under' or 'to suppose.' It combines 'sub-' (under) and 'ponere' (to put). Did you know? The idea behind the word is metaphorically 'to put an idea under' or to place a thought beneath, implying an underlying assumption.
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"Suponer" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (C2) - set 2", containing 91 commonly used words.
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