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suppose

sup·pose

UK/səˈpəʊz/ US/səˈpʰəʊz/ very common

verb

1.

express a supposition

  • “Let us say that he did not tell the truth”
  • “Let”
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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”
  • “;”
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3.

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

  • “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”
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4.

take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

  • “I presuppose that you have done your work”
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5.

require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

  • “This step presupposes two prior ones”
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Origin

From Middle English supposen, borrowed from Old French supposer, equivalent to prefix sub- (“under”) + poser (“to place”); corresponding in meaning to Latin supponere (“to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit”), suppositum. See pose.

Phrases

  • I don't suppose
  • supposed to

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