English word suppose comes from Old French supposer, Old French poser, Old French sub-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| supposer | Old French (fro) | |
| poser | Old French (fro) | To put; to place. To rest; to recover; to recuperate. To suggest; to propose. |
| sub- | Old French (fro) | |
| supposen | Middle English (enm) | |
| suppose | English (eng) | (transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.. (transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.. To put by fraud in the place of another.. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature. |