1. suppose - verb
· 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?"
Synonym(s): say
Hypernym(s): speculate
2. suppose - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): think, opine, imagine, reckon, guess
Hypernym(s): expect, anticipate
3. suppose - verb
· to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Synonym(s): speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate
Hypernym(s): expect, anticipate
4. suppose - verb
· take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
Synonym(s): presuppose
Hypernym(s): assume, presume, take_for_granted
5. suppose - verb
· require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
Synonym(s): presuppose
Hypernym(s): imply
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