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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
supposes, supposing, supposed |
| definition 1: |
to assume (something) as true for the sake of argument or illustration.
Suppose that you're in my position; what would you do?[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- assume, hypothesize, imagine, posit, postulate, presume
- similar words:
- fancy, infer, premise, presuppose, say, surmise
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| definition 2: |
to consider as a possibility.
Suppose that we stay for two weeks. Could we get a cheaper rate then?[verb + (that) + clause
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- similar words:
- conceive, imagine, postulate
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| definition 3: |
to believe while allowing for the possibility of being wrong; think.
She married him, so I suppose that she loves him.[verb + (that) + clause
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Do you suppose she will carry out her plan?[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- believe, fancy, guess, think
- similar words:
- conjecture, count, expect, hope, imagine, judge, opine, reckon, suspect
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| related words: |
consider, deem, esteem, figure, guess, hope, postulate, presume, pretend, take, think, trust, understand |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to guess or assume something.
I'm not stating anything as a fact; I'm just supposing.- synonyms:
- hypothesize, speculate, theorize
- similar words:
- conjecture, guess, presume, reckon, surmise
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| related words: |
deem, speculate, suspect |
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