"spose" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /spəʊ̯z/ [UK], [spəʊ̯z] [UK], /spoʊ̯z/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-s'pose.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spose.wav Forms: sposes [present, singular, third-person], sposing [participle, present], sposed [participle, past], sposed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊz Head templates: {{en-verb}} spose (third-person singular simple present sposes, present participle sposing, simple past and past participle sposed)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of suppose. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: suppose Synonyms: s'pose

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spose meaning in English (2.4kB)

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