il doutait

doubted

→ douter
dout to doubt + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #50,008
doubted With de or en, se douter means to suspect or have an inkling.
FR: Elle doutait de son histoire.
EN: She doubted his story.
Conjugation of douter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First doutais —
Second doutais —
Third doutait —

On s'en doutait.

We suspected it.

Eh bien, votre trésor se doutait de quelque chose.

Well, your treasure suspected something.

Même le Christ doutait, à la fin.

Even Christ doubted, in the end.

— Conclave (2024)

L'avocat doutait de son innocence.

The lawyer doubted his innocence.