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   suppose

   /səˈpəʊz/

   verb

   • 1. think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge: "I suppose I got there about noon" Similar assumedare saytake for grantedtake as readpresumeexpecttake itbelievethinkfancybe of the opinionsuspecthave a sneaking suspicionsensetrustguesssurmisereckonconjecturetheorizededuceinfergathergleandivineformal:opine
   • ▪ used to make a suggestion or a hesitant admission: "suppose we leave this to the police" Similar hypothesizepostulatetheorizepositspeculate(let's) sayassumeimagine
   • ▪ used to introduce a hypothesis and imagine its development: "suppose he had been murdered—what then?"
   • ▪ (of a theory or argument) assume or require that something is the case as a precondition: "the procedure supposes that a will has already been proved" Similar requirepresupposeimplyassumecall forneed
   • 2. be required to do something because of the position one is in or an agreement one has made: "I'm supposed to be meeting someone at the airport"
   • ▪ be forbidden to do something: "I shouldn't have been in the study—I'm not supposed to go in there"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French supposer, from Latin supponere (from sub- ‘from below’ + ponere ‘to place’), but influenced by Latin suppositus ‘set under’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. supposable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • English (US)

     SUPPOSE meaning: 1. to think that something is likely to be...

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     suppose definicja: 1. to think that something is likely to...

   • Suppose: Arabic Translation

     SUPPOSE translate: يَعتَقِد أنّ / يَفتَرِض. Learn more in...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     SUPPOSE translate: cho là, tin rằng, giả định, giả sử, coi...

   • Suppose in Russian

     SUPPOSE translate: предполагать . Learn more in the...

   • Suppose: German Translation

     SUPPOSE translate: vermuten, annehmen, wie wäre es. Learn...

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   You use suppose or supposing when you are considering a possible situation or action and trying to think what effects it would have.

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