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Meaning of 'suppose' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suppose [ n.]
- Supposition.
2 . Suppose [ v. i.]
- To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion.
3 . Suppose [ v. t.]
- To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result?
- To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
- To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.
- To put by fraud in the place of another.

Meaning of 'suppose' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suppose [ v]
Meaning (1):
- expect, believe, or suppose
Example in sentence:
  • he didn't think to find her in the kitchen;
  • I guess she is angry at me for standing her up;
  • I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel;
  • I thought to find her in a bad state
Meaning (2):
- take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
Example in sentence:
  • I presuppose that you have done your work
Meaning (3):
- express a supposition
Example in sentence:
  • Let us say that he did not tell the truth;
  • Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
Meaning (4):
- to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Example in sentence:
  • Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
Meaning (5):
- require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
Example in sentence:
  • This step presupposes two prior ones

Nearby Words:

sup supawn supe super super- superable superabound superabundance superabundant superacidulated

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