s'posev.

Brit.

/spəʊz/, U.S.

/spoʊz/

Forms: 1600s– 'spose, 1600s– s'pose, 1700s– spose, 1800s– s'poze, 1800s– spoze.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: suppose v.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of suppose v. (with elision of the unstressed vowel in the first syllable).

colloquial.

transitive and intransitive = suppose v. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > suppose, surmise [verb (intransitive)]

understandc1000

movea1325

thinka1533

imagine1579

wend1581

s'pose1632

surmise1820

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > suppose, surmise [verb (transitive)]

ween971

readOE

aweena1275

guessc1380

supposec1384

seemc1386

imaginec1405

presupposec1443

deem1470

surmise1509

suspectc1550

doubt1568

expect1592

s'pose1632

fancy1672

sus1958

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > assume, presuppose [verb (transitive)] > as basis for argument

seta1340

supposec1350

posec1385

putc1390

to put (also set) the casec1405

suppositionc1449

demit1556

suppose1594

s'pose1632

case1647

feign1688

posit1697

postulate1705

1632 P. Hausted Rivall Friends v. iv. sig. L2^v 'Spose I spurd you an answere, and said I know not, what can you make of that now?

1674 C. F. Wit at Venture 59 From Bran-hill house there came a band Of (I s'pose) Londiners, hand in hand.

1758 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 82 I s'pose you know by whom 'tis wrote: 'Twas written by Voltaire.

1799 C. Dibdin Coll. Songs V. 65 You've heard, I spose, the people talk Of Benbow and Boscawen.

1833 S. Smith Life & Writings J. Dowding lxv. 219 You haven't told his fortune yet, and I dont spose it's worth a telling.

1873 A. Trollope Harry Heathcote (1874) i. 12 ‘I s'pose the poor must live somewheres,’..said Mrs. Growler, the old maid-servant.

?1912 R. Fry Lett. (1972) I. 358 I 'spose women weren't artists enough.

1936 L. Durrell Let. in Spirit of Place (1969) 40 I no longer care... A new phase I spoze.

1968 D. O'Grady Bottle of Sandwiches (1969) i. 7 ‘And s'posin' it rains in the meantime?’ ‘See what you mean. Small marquee, eh?’

1971 Black World June 72/1 I paid them out of receipts I was sposed to turn in.

2006 Mojo Dec. 44/2 I s'pose I had a really disproportionate amount of self-belief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spose
释义	s'posev. Brit. /spəʊz/, U.S. /spoʊz/ Forms: 1600s– 'spose, 1600s– s'pose, 1700s– spose, 1800s– s'poze, 1800s– spoze. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: suppose v. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of suppose v. (with elision of the unstressed vowel in the first syllable). colloquial. transitive and intransitive = suppose v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > suppose, surmise [verb (intransitive)] understandc1000 movea1325 thinka1533 imagine1579 wend1581 s'pose1632 surmise1820 the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > suppose, surmise [verb (transitive)] ween971 readOE aweena1275 guessc1380 supposec1384 seemc1386 imaginec1405 presupposec1443 deem1470 surmise1509 suspectc1550 doubt1568 expect1592 s'pose1632 fancy1672 sus1958 the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > assume, presuppose [verb (transitive)] > as basis for argument seta1340 supposec1350 posec1385 putc1390 to put (also set) the casec1405 suppositionc1449 demit1556 suppose1594 s'pose1632 case1647 feign1688 posit1697 postulate1705 1632 P. Hausted Rivall Friends v. iv. sig. L2^v 'Spose I spurd you an answere, and said I know not, what can you make of that now? 1674 C. F. Wit at Venture 59 From Bran-hill house there came a band Of (I s'pose) Londiners, hand in hand. 1758 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 82 I s'pose you know by whom 'tis wrote: 'Twas written by Voltaire. 1799 C. Dibdin Coll. Songs V. 65 You've heard, I spose, the people talk Of Benbow and Boscawen. 1833 S. Smith Life & Writings J. Dowding lxv. 219 You haven't told his fortune yet, and I dont spose it's worth a telling. 1873 A. Trollope Harry Heathcote (1874) i. 12 ‘I s'pose the poor must live somewheres,’..said Mrs. Growler, the old maid-servant. ?1912 R. Fry Lett. (1972) I. 358 I 'spose women weren't artists enough. 1936 L. Durrell Let. in Spirit of Place (1969) 40 I no longer care... A new phase I spoze. 1968 D. O'Grady Bottle of Sandwiches (1969) i. 7 ‘And s'posin' it rains in the meantime?’ ‘See what you mean. Small marquee, eh?’ 1971 Black World June 72/1 I paid them out of receipts I was sposed to turn in. 2006 Mojo Dec. 44/2 I s'pose I had a really disproportionate amount of self-belief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1632
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