to suppose
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2.7
- verb
- /səˈpoʊz/
:
suponer
- I suppose it will rain tomorrow, based on the weather forecast.
- Let's suppose
- reason to suppose
- suppose for instance
And that look lasted for I suppose six years.
- And that look lasted for I suppose six years.
- On the other hand, suppose the chips don't work.
- Now, that sounds great, except suppose that all of it is wrong.
- And you don't grow cattle, I suppose, but you keep them.
- It could even be something, I suppose, like a funeral, right?
- But, but, but, but anyway, let's suppose I was rolling dice instead.
- OK, I suppose more risky because I just.
Examples
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With all this in mind, how are we supposed to know what to "believe"?
Academic text (2011) -
On the other hand, suppose the chips don't work.
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Now, that sounds great, except suppose that all of it is wrong.
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So we start by saying, suppose X is even.
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So the starting time, suppose we have a wall of water.
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The Times bought it, and I suppose a number of people who read it did, too.
Fiction book (1990) -
All right, well first of all, let's suppose we are.
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OK, so let's suppose I tell you.
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How am I supposed to forgive the man who took my wife from me?
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We thought this was rather strange because cheetahs are supposed to be the predators.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To have an opinion or guess about something
∞
1.0
Accept that something is true or trust a person
∞
1.0
To think something is likely without being sure
∞
3.0
Imagine something to use as an example in a discussion
∞
3.2
Think something is true without proof
925
3.6
To think something is likely true without definite proof
795
1.5
To think something is true without clear proof
254
4.8
To think about possible reasons or outcomes when there are not enough facts
185
3.4
To think or believe something is true
136
4.9
To suppose something is true without proof
35
7.5
To suggest that something is true as the start of an argument
33
7.6
To guess that something is true without enough evidence
24
7.9
To say what you think about something
22
7.2
To suggest an idea about why something happens that can be tested
17
7.5
To suggest that something is true to explain facts
7
7.6
To form an opinion without enough proof
Suggest a possible explanation without strong evidence
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word suppose comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and ponere 'to put', the same root you see in position and pose. It is like 'putting an idea under' your thinking and accepting it as a starting point without proof, which is why suppose means to assume or imagine something.