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suppose

/ suppose /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 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?"
Type of:
speculate
Derived:
guess conjecture supposition surmise surmisal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
"This step presupposes two prior ones"
Type of:
imply
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
logic
verb Sense 3
take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
"I presuppose that you have done your work"
Type of:
assume presume take for granted
Kinds of:
postulate posit premise premiss
Derived:
presupposition
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
expect anticipate
Kinds of:
suspect
Derived:
guess conjecture supposition surmise surmisal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Type of:
expect anticipate
Kinds of:
reconstruct construct retrace explicate formulate
Derived:
supposition supposal guess conjecture surmise
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
2
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speculate imply assume presume take for granted postulate posit premise premiss expect anticipate suspect