"censé" meaning in French

See censé in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɑ̃.se/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-censé.wav Forms: censée [feminine], censés [masculine, plural], censées [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Past participle of Middle French censer (verb), from Latin cēnseō. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|censer|pos=v}} Middle French censer (verb), {{der|fr|la|cēnseō}} Latin cēnseō Head templates: {{fr-adj}} censé (feminine censée, masculine plural censés, feminine plural censées)
  1. supposed to, meant to Wikipedia link: Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch Synonyms: supposé Derived forms: censément, censé tel, nul n’est censé ignorer la loi
    Sense id: en-censé-fr-adj-Bv8kRR3Y Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for censé meaning in French (2.0kB)

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