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Definition of 'suppose'

Verb

  1. express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
       Synonyms: say
  2. expect, believe, or suppose; "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"
       Synonyms: think opine imagine reckon guess
  3. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
       Synonyms: speculate theorize theorise conjecture hypothesize hypothesise hypothecate
  4. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
       Synonyms: presuppose
  5. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
       Synonyms: presuppose


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