1. (v.t.)suppose to assume (something), as for the sake of argument: Suppose you won a million dollars in the lottery.
2. suppose to consider (something) as a possibility or plan: Suppose we wait until tomorrow.
3. suppose to believe or assume as true; take for granted.
4. suppose to think or hold as an opinion: What do you suppose he will do?
5. suppose to require logically; imply; presuppose.
6. suppose (used in the passive) to expect or require (fol. by an infinitive verb): The machine is not supposed to make noise. She was supposed to meet me here.
7. (v.i.)suppose to assume something; presume; think.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < OF supposer=sup-sup - +poser to pose1; cf. ML suppōnere to suppose, L: to substitute, place below)
Definition of 'Suppose'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)suppose, say 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?"
2. (verb)think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess 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"
3. (verb)speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
4. (verb)presuppose, suppose take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand "I presuppose that you have done your work"
1. (verb)suppose to consider sth to be correct or possible I suppose we'll have to pay for this ourselves.; I don't suppose you have time to help, do you?
2. suppose supposed to indicates what sb should or is expected to do You're not supposed to walk on the grass.; He was supposed to be here an hour ago.
3. suppose thought or believed to He's supposed to be an expert on the subject.
4. suppose intended to Is this tiny map really supposed to help us get there?
5. suppose I suppose so indicates you agree to sth despite not wanting to "Can we come to?" "Well, OK, I suppose so." FRE est-ce que ce ne serait pas "come too" ?
2. (verb)Suppose 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?
3. (verb)Suppose to imagine; to believe; to receive as true
4. (verb)Suppose to require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight
5. (verb)Suppose to put by fraud in the place of another
6. (verb)Suppose to make supposition; to think; to be of opinion
Sense: to think probable; to believe or guess Who do you suppose telephoned today?; `I suppose you'll be going to the meeting?' `Yes, I suppose so / No, I don't suppose so.'; Do you suppose she'll win?; `Surely her statement can't be correct?' `No, I suppose not'.