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suppose
English
Etymology
From Middle English supposen, borrowed from Old French supposer, equivalent to prefix sub- (“under”) + poser (“to place”); corresponding in meaning to Latin supponere (“to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit”), suppositum. See pose.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /s??p??z/, [s??p???z]
- (US) IPA(key): /s??po?z/, [s??p?o?z]
- (syncope, contraction)
- (UK) IPA(key): /?sp??z/, [?sp??z]
- (US) IPA(key): /?spo?z/, [?spo?z]
- Rhymes: -??z
Verb
suppose (third-person singular simple present supposes, present participle supposing, simple past and past participle supposed)
- (transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
- (transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.
- (transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
- Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.
- (transitive) To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature.
- Purpose supposes foresight.
- 1752, Charlotte Lennox, The Female Quixote
- One falsehood always supposes another, and renders all you can say suspected.
- (transitive) To put by fraud in the place of another.
Synonyms
- assume (1,2)
- See also Thesaurus:suppose
Derived terms
- supposable
- supposed to (idiom)
- supposedly
Descendants
- Chinese Pidgin English: supposey
Translations
French
Verb
suppose
- first-person singular present indicative of supposer
- third-person singular present indicative of supposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of supposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of supposer
- second-person singular imperative of supposer
Italian
Verb
suppose
- third-person singular past historic of supporre
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snarl
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sn??(?)l/
- Rhymes: -??(r)l
Etymology 1
From Middle English snarlen, frequentative of snaren (“to trap, tangle”). Equivalent to snare +? -le.
Verb
snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)
- (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- to snarl a skein of thread
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- (transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- November 9, 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stanford
- [the] question that they would have snarled him with
- November 9, 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stanford
- (transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
Derived terms
- ensnarl
- unsnarl
Translations
Noun
snarl (plural snarls)
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
- Synonym: entanglement
- An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- A slow-moving traffic jam.
Synonyms
- (entangled situation): imbroglio
Translations
Etymology 2
Frequentative of earlier snar (“to growl”), perhaps from Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), of probably imitative origin. Equivalent to snar +? -le. Related to German schnarren (“to rattle”) and schnurren (“to hum, buzz”).
Verb
snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)
- (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted.
Derived terms
- snarling
- snarlingly
Translations
Noun
snarl (plural snarls)
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- A squabble.
Derived terms
- snarl word
Translations
Further reading
- snarl in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- snarl in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- snarl at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “snarl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- “snarl”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- larns
Icelandic
Etymology
Back-formation from snarla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s(t)nartl/
- Rhymes: -artl
Noun
snarl n (genitive singular snarls, no plural)
- snack (light meal)
Declension
See also
- snakk
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