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

   • Znaczenie Suppose, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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

   • Suppose: Arabic Translation

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

   • Suppose: Korean Translation

     SUPPOSE translate: 추정하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Suppose: Thai Translation

     SUPPOSE translate: คาดการณ์, สมมติ, ใช้เพื่อเสนอแนะ...

   • Suppose: Danish Translation

     suppose - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

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   Suppose means to guess, think, or imagine something without absolute certainty. Best to hold off and watch something funny instead. Suppose also has the meaning of assuming something hypothetical for the sake of argument. You might ask, " Suppose someone breaks in while I'm away?"