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 Definitions of Suppose  [əˈpoʊz]  

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Definition of 'Suppose' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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"

5. (verb) presuppose, suppose
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
"This step presupposes two prior ones"


Definition of 'Suppose' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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" ?


Definition of 'Suppose' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Suppose
supposition

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


Translation of 'Suppose' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

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'.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: veronderstel Arabic flag Arabic: يَفْرِض Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: допускам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: supor Czech flag Czech: domnívat se German flag German: vermuten
Danish flag Danish: tro Greek flag Greek: υποθέτω Spanish flag Spanish: suponer
Estonian flag Estonian: arvama Farsi flag Farsi: فرض كردن Finnish flag Finnish: arvella
French flag French: supposer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְשַעֵר Hindi flag Hindi: विश्वास करना
Croatian flag Croatian: misliti, vjerovati Hungarian flag Hungarian: gondol Indonesian flag Indonesian: memperkirakan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: halda,álíta Italian flag Italian: supporre Japanese flag Japanese: 想像する
Korean flag Korean: (~라고) 생각한다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: manyti, spėti Latvian flag Latvian: domāt; uzskatīt; (kādam)
Malay flag Malay: kalau` Dutch flag Dutch: veronderstellen Norwegian flag Norwegian: regne med, anta, formode
Polish flag Polish: przypuszczać Persian flag Persian: فرض كردن Pashto flag Pashto: فرض کول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: supor Romanian flag Romanian: a presupune Russian flag Russian: полагать; думать
Slovak flag Slovak: domnievať sa Slovenian flag Slovenian: domnevati Serbian flag Serbian: pretpostaviti
Swedish flag Swedish: tro, anta, förmoda Thai flag Thai: คาดการณ์ Turkish flag Turkish: sanmak, zannetmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 猜想 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: гадати Urdu flag Urdu: قیاس کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cho là, tin rằng Chinese flag Chinese: 猜想

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