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supor

[su-POR]
verb
to suppose, to assume, to presume
1. to believe or accept something as true without proof
I suppose you're right about that.
Suponho que você esteja certo sobre isso.
2. to require as a necessary condition
This task supposes a certain level of expertise.
Esta tarefa supõe um certo nível de expertise.
3. to imagine or consider hypothetically
Suppose you won the lottery, what would you do?
Suponha que você ganhasse a loteria, o que faria?
Synonyms
presumirimaginarconjecturaradmitiraceitarcrer
Antonyms
negardesmentirrefutar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
supor
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
supor
Standard usage, sometimes colloquially shortened to 'spo'
São Paulo
supor
Standard usage
Portugal
supor
Standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

supor que sim
é de supor que
supondo que
sem supor
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