/sup.sɔ̃.ne/
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to suspect
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Word origin
From Old French souspeçonner, from soupçon ('suspicion'), which comes from Latin suspectio, from suspicere ('to look up at, to suspect').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- suspicere
- English cognates
- suspect, suspicion
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | soupçonne | soupçonnais | soupçonnai | soupçonnerai | soupçonnerais |
| tu | soupçonnes | soupçonnais | soupçonnas | soupçonneras | soupçonnerais |
| il/elle | soupçonne | soupçonnait | soupçonna | soupçonnera | soupçonnerait |
| nous | soupçonnons | soupçonnions | soupçonnâmes | soupçonnerons | soupçonnerions |
| vous | soupçonnez | soupçonniez | soupçonnâtes | soupçonnerez | soupçonneriez |
| ils/elles | soupçonnent | soupçonnaient | soupçonnèrent | soupçonneront | soupçonneraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | soupçonne | soupçonnasse |
| tu | soupçonnes | soupçonnasses |
| il/elle | soupçonne | soupçonnât |
| nous | soupçonnions | soupçonnassions |
| vous | soupçonniez | soupçonnassiez |
| ils/elles | soupçonnent | soupçonnassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | soupçonne |
| nous | soupçonnons |
| vous | soupçonnez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- soupçonnant
- Past participle
- soupçonné · soupçonnée · soupçonnés · soupçonnées
Examples
.
The police suspect his neighbour of having stolen the car.
.
I suspect he is hiding something from us.
.
Nobody would ever have suspected him of lying.
.
She had already suspected the truth for a few weeks.
ampleur .
Nobody suspected the scale of the problem.
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