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supporre

to suppose, to assume, to presume, to take for granted, to posit

s u p ˈp o r . r e
verb Rare #44,069
to suppose, to assume Often used for making a logical guess or inference based on available information.
IT: È lecito supporre che tu abbia ragione.
EN: It’s reasonable to suppose that you are right.
to presume, to take for granted Can imply treating something as likely true without direct proof.
IT: Non possiamo supporre che tutti siano d'accordo.
EN: We can’t presume that everyone agrees.
to posit, to hypothesize Used in more formal/academic contexts to introduce a hypothesis.
IT: Gli studiosi possono supporre una relazione tra i due fenomeni.
EN: Scholars can hypothesize a relationship between the two phenomena.
Conjugation of supporre
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Cosa glielo fa supporre?

What makes you think that?

— La pelle che abito (2011)

Posso solo supporre che abbiano raggiunto la fase Due a questo punto.

I can only assume they've reached Phase Two at this point.

— Star Trek II - L'ira di Khan (1982)

Cosa che, come può supporre, è contro le regole.

Which, as you might guess, is against the rules.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Probabilmente per ragioni che non possiamo ancora supporre.

Probably for reasons we cannot yet surmise.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)