suppose

[ suh-pohz ]

/ səˈpoʊz /

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verb (used with object), sup·posed, sup·pos·ing.

to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.

to consider (something) as a possibility suggested or an idea or plan proposed: Suppose we wait until tomorrow.

to believe or assume as true; take for granted: It is supposed that his death was an accident.

to think or hold as an opinion: What do you suppose he will do?

to require logically; imply; presuppose: The evidence supposes his presence near the scene.

(used in the passive) to expect or design; require or permit (followed by an infinitive verb): The machine is supposed to make noise. I'm not supposed to run fast.

verb (used without object), sup·posed, sup·pos·ing.

to assume something; presume; think.

Origin of suppose

1275–1325; Middle English supposen < Old French supposer, equivalent to sup- sup- + poser to pose¹; compare Medieval Latin suppōnere to suppose, Latin: to substitute, place below

OTHER WORDS FROM suppose

sup·pos·a·ble, adjective sup·pos·a·bly, adverb sup·pos·er, noun mis·sup·pose, verb, mis·sup·posed, mis·sup·pos·ing.

un·sup·pos·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby suppose

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Example sentences from the Web for suppose

“I suppose she'll want a fortune as well,” he says, looking at me as if I were Liv Ullmann's agent.

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But let's suppose for a second that these emails had been released to the press.

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I suppose if you get obsessed with the notion of being a writer more than the writing itself, that would be bad.

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Now consider a different question: suppose Al Gore had stayed in the race.

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I so loved the fierce bodily contact of football that I suppose my enthusiasm made up somewhat for my lack of size.

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The Great Man is, I suppose, among the most difficult themes to treat convincingly in fiction.

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A real ghost could have done that, I suppose, but so could any person in reasonable physical shape who knew the terrain.

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And you are very intimate, I suppose, as she called you by your Christian name?

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About the time at which I suppose this letter to have been written there is, in fact, a payment of 40 to J.L.

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Let us smile at the heavy seriousness of those who suppose that this man meant everything he said.

Philosophy and The Social Problem |Will Durant

British Dictionary definitions for suppose

suppose

/ (səˈpəʊz) /

verb (tr; may take a clause as object)

to presume (something) to be true without certain knowledge I suppose he meant to kill her

to consider as a possible suggestion for the sake of discussion, elucidation, etc; postulate suppose that he wins the election

(of theories, propositions, etc) to imply the inference or assumption (of) your policy supposes full employment

Derived forms of suppose

supposable, adjective supposer, noun

Word Origin for suppose

C14: from Old French supposer, from Medieval Latin suppōnere, from Latin: to substitute, from sub- + pōnere to put

Idioms and Phrases with suppose

suppose

see I suppose so.

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suppose

verb (used with object), sup·posed, sup·pos·ing.

verb (used without object), sup·posed, sup·pos·ing.

Origin of suppose

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British Dictionary definitions for suppose

verb (tr; may take a clause as object)

Derived forms of suppose

Word Origin for suppose

Idioms and Phrases with suppose

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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suppose

verb (used with object), sup·posed, sup·pos·ing.

verb (used without object), sup·posed, sup·pos·ing.

Origin of suppose

OTHER WORDS FROM suppose

Words nearby suppose

Words related to suppose

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verb (tr; may take a clause as object)

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