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| assume |
to suppose (something) to be true based on logic but without evidence; take for granted. [1/4 definitions] |
| believe |
to feel with some confidence; suppose (usu. fol. by a clause serving as object). [1/6 definitions] |
| deem |
to consider, suppose, or judge. [2 definitions] |
| expect |
(informal) to guess or suppose. [1/6 definitions] |
| fancy |
to incline toward believing; suppose. [1/14 definitions] |
| guess |
to think or believe without absolute knowledge of the facts; suppose. [1/6 definitions] |
| imagine |
to guess or assume; suppose. [1/3 definitions] |
| presuppose |
to suppose beforehand; presume. [1/2 definitions] |
| say |
to suppose or take as an assumption. [1/16 definitions] |
| supposedly |
according to what people say or suppose; allegedly. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. [2/3 definitions] |
| take for |
to suppose (a person or thing) to be some particular person or thing, often mistakenly, or suppose to be a certain type of person or thing. |
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