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Definition of Suppose
1. Verb. Express a supposition. "They suppose that there was a traffic accident "; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
2. Verb. Expect, believe, or suppose. "They suppose that there was a traffic accident "; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
Generic synonyms: Anticipate, Expect
Specialized synonyms: Suspect
Derivative terms: Guess, Guess, Guesser, Opinion, Supposal, Supposition, Thought, Thought
3. Verb. To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. "They suppose that there was a traffic accident "; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Specialized synonyms: Construct, Reconstruct, Retrace, Develop, Explicate, Formulate
Generic synonyms: Anticipate, Expect
Derivative terms: Conjecture, Conjecture, Hypothesis, Hypothesis, Hypothesis, Hypothesis, Hypothesis, Speculation, Speculative, Speculator, Supposal, Supposition, Theorisation, Theoriser, Theory, Theory, Theorizer, Theory, Theory
4. Verb. Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand. "I presuppose that you have done your work"
Generic synonyms: Assume, Presume, Take For Granted
Specialized synonyms: Posit, Postulate, Premise, Premiss
Derivative terms: Presupposition
5. Verb. Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition. "This step presupposes two prior ones"
Definition of Suppose
1. v. t. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result?
2. v. i. To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion.
3. n. Supposition.
Definition of Suppose
1. Verb. (transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To theorize or hypothesize. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suppose
1. to assume to be true [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suppose
Literary usage of Suppose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Plato: Tr by Plato (1909)
""You will say," I suppose, "that the sun bestows on visible objects not only the
... "Much, I suppose, will be passed over, but, as far as in me lies at ..."
2. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"suppose you have a little of both ? and suppose you begin with the chicken,
because Mr. Hartright looks devoured by anxiety to carve for you. ..."
3. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"Well, but they ran, you see, when they did but suppose that one Great-Grace was
in the way. Chr. True, they have often fled, both they and their master, ..."
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