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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

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   1 day ago · The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. The scientific method involves careful observation coupled with rigorous scepticism, because cognitive assumptions can distort the interpretation of the observation.

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   1 day ago · Suppose $G$ is a simple algebraic group defined over an algebraically closed field of good characteristic $p$. In 2018 Korhonen showed that if $H$ is a connected ...

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   1 day ago · Historically, the most common family type was one in which grandparents, parents, and children lived together as a single unit. For example, the household might include the owners of a farm, one (or more) of their adult children, the adult child's spouse, and the adult child's own children (the owners' grandchildren).

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