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Suppose

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Verb

1. say, suppose

express a supposition

Example Sentences:
'Let us say that he did not tell the truth'
'Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?'

2. guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think

expect, believe, or suppose

Example Sentences:
'I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel'
'I thought to find her in a bad state'
'he didn't think to find her in the kitchen'
'I guess she is angry at me for standing her up'

3. conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Example Sentences:
'Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps'

4. presuppose, suppose

take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

Example Sentences:
'I presuppose that you have done your work'

5. presuppose, suppose

require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

Example Sentences:
'This step presupposes two prior ones'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Suppose

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verb (tr; may take a clause as object)
1. 
to presume (something) to be true without certain knowledge
I suppose he meant to kill her
2. 
to consider as a possible suggestion for the sake of discussion, elucidation, etc; postulate
suppose that he wins the election
3. 
(of theories, propositions, etc) to imply the inference or assumption (of)
your policy supposes full employment

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Suppose

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verb transitiveWord forms: supˈposed or supˈposing
1. 
to assume to be true, as for the sake of argument or to illustrate a proof
suppose A equals B
2. 
to believe, think, guess, etc.
I suppose you're right
3. 
presuppose (sense 2)
4. 
to consider as a proposed or suggested possibility
used in the imperative
suppose they don't come
5. 
to expect or obligate
always in the passive
you're supposed to telephone
verb intransitive
6. 
to make a supposition; conjecture

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Suppose

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v. sup·posed, sup·pos·ing, sup·pos·es
v.tr.
1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation: Suppose we win the lottery.
2.
a. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.
b. To consider to be probable or likely: I suppose it will rain.
3. To imply as an antecedent condition; presuppose: "Patience must suppose pain" (Samuel Johnson).
4. To consider as a suggestion: Suppose we dine together.
v.intr.
To imagine; conjecture.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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