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sup·pose  (s-pz)

v. sup·posed, sup·pos·ing, sup·pos·es

v.tr.

1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation: Suppose we win the lottery.

2.

a. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.

b. To consider to be probable or likely: I suppose it will rain.

3. To imply as an antecedent condition; presuppose: "Patience must suppose pain" Samuel Johnson.

4. To consider as a suggestion: Suppose we dine together.

v.intr.

To imagine; conjecture.

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[Middle English supposen, from Old French supposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to place) of Medieval Latin suppnere, from Latin, to put under : sub-, sub- + pnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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suppose

Verb

[-posing, -posed]

1. to presume (something) to be true without certain knowledge: I suppose it will be in the papers

2. to consider (something) as a possible suggestion for the sake of discussion: suppose you're arrested on a misdemeanour

3. (of a theory) to depend on the truth or existence of: this scenario supposes that he would do so [Latin supponere to substitute]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	suppose - 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?" say speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
	2.	suppose - 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" guess, reckon, think, imagine, opine anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
	3.	suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, conjecture, hypothecate reconstruct, retrace, construct - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
	4.	suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" presuppose assume, presume, take for granted - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" postulate, posit - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" premiss, premise - take something as preexisting and given
	5.	suppose - require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones" presuppose logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

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suppose

verb 1. imagine, believe, consider, conclude, fancy, conceive, conjecture, postulate, hypothesize

verb 2. think, imagine, expect, judge, assume, guess (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. calculate U.S. (dialect) presume, take for granted, infer, conjecture, surmise, dare say, opine, presuppose, take as read

Translations

suppose [səˈpəuz] vt, vi → suponer (= imagine); imaginarse;

to be supposed to do sth → deber hacer algo;

I don't suppose she'll come → no creo que venga;

he's supposed to be an expert → se le supone un experto

suppose [səˈpəuz] vt, vi → supposer; imaginer;

to be supposed to do/be → être censé(e) faire/être;

I don't suppose she'll come → je suppose qu'elle ne viendra pas, cela m'étonnerait qu'elle vienne

suppose [səˈpəuz] vt → annehmen, glauben;

(imagine) → sich dat vorstellen;

to be supposed to do sth → etw tun sollen;

it was worse than she'd supposed → es war schlimmer, als sie es sich vorgestellt hatte;

I don't suppose she'll come → ich glaube kaum, dass sie kommt;

he's about sixty, I suppose → er muss wohl so um die Sechzig sein;

he's supposed to be an expert → er ist angeblich ein Experte;

I suppose so/not → ich glaube schon/nicht

suppose [səˈpəuz] vt, vi → supporre; immaginare;

to be supposed to do → essere tenuto/a a fare;

always supposing (that) he comes → ammesso e non concesso che venga;

I don't suppose she'll come → non credo che venga;

he's supposed to be an expert → dicono che sia un esperto, passa per un esperto

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suppose

v suppose [səˈpəuz]

1 to think probable; to believe or guess Who do you suppose telephoned today?; `I suppose you'll be going to the meeting?' `Yes, I suppose so / No, I don't suppose so.'; Do you suppose she'll win?; `Surely her statement can't be correct?' `No, I suppose not'. veronderstel يَفْرِض допускам domnívat se tro vermuten υποθέτω suponer arvama فرض كردن luulla supposer לְשַעֵר विश्वास करना misliti, vjerovati gondol memperkirakan halda, álíta supporre 想像する ...이라고 추측하다, 생각하다. manyti, spėti domāt; uzskatīt; (kādam) šķist kalau` veronderstellen regne med, anta, formode przypuszczać supor a presupune полагать; думать domnievať sa domnevati pretpostaviti tro, anta, förmoda คาดการณ์ sanmak, zannetmek 猜想 гадати قیاس کرنا cho là, tin rằng 猜想

2 to accept as true for the sake of argument; to consider as a possibility (Let's) suppose we each had $100 to spend; Suppose the train's late – what shall we do? veronderstel لِنَفْرِض предполагам předpokládat antage; gå ud fra annehmen ας υποθέσουμε suponer oletama قرار است olettaa supposer לְהַנִיח मान लेना, कल्पना करना pretpostavljati što (kao moguće) feltételez mengandaikan gera ráð fyrir supporre 仮定する ...을 인정하다, 예상하다 daryti prielaidą, tarti pieņemt, ka andaikan stellen sett at zakładać, przyjmować supor a presupune предполагать predpokladať predpostavljati pretpostaviti ponera, anta คาดว่า diyelim ki ..., eğer ..., ya ... 假定 припускати درست فرض کرنا giả định, giả sử 假定

3 used to make a suggestion or give an order in a polite way Suppose we have lunch now!; Suppose you make us a cup of tea! hoekom, kom تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن طَلَب مُهَذَّب: لِنفْرِض! ما رأيَك أن хайде да a co kdyby hvad hvis nu wie wäre es τι θα 'λεγες να...(για πρόταση) ¿y si...? kui õige چه مي شود اگر mitä jos et si... אוּלַי अपेक्षा करना, के लिए आवश्यक होना a (kako bi bilo) da tegyük fel, hogy... bagaimana kalau hvernig væri að (e se...) ～しましょう ...(이라고) 하면 어떨까 tarkim kā būtu, ja sepatutnya als we nu eens... hva om, skal vi ikke...? powiedzmy/przypuśćmy, że e se (almoçássemos, etc.)? şi dacă... давайте (a) čo keby kaj če bi... hajde da om vi skulle ...?, skulle inte du kunna ...? ทึกทักเอา hadi ..., ... edelim/yapalım (祈使)讓... коли б, якби مشورہ دینے یا حکم دینے کے معنوں میں coi như một lời đề nghị （祈使）让...

supˈposing

if Supposing she doesn't come, what shall we do? sê nou maar هَب أنَّ، على فَرضِ أنَّ в случай, че a co jestli hvis angenommen εάν (υποθέσουμε ότι) suponiendo que, en el caso de (que) (aga) kui, oletame فرض كنيم كه entä jos supposer que à נַנִיח ש- मानते हुए कि što ako feltéve, hogy ... seandainya ef, ef svo færi að (nel caso che) もし～ならば ...을 인정하다, 예상하다 daryti prielaidà, tarti kā būtu, ja bagaimana kalau verondersteld dat... hvis, dersom jeśli no caso de (que) presupunând că если (бы), предположим (что) (a) čo ak, za predpokladu vzemimo, da ako om สมมุติว่า eğer ...(-se), diyelim ki 假如 якщо اگر giả sử, nếu 假如

be supposed to (be/do

1 to have the reputation of (being etc) He's supposed to be the best doctor in the town. veronderstel om te wees من المَفْروضِ أنَّه، يَشْتَهِر أنَّه предполага се, че platit za anses halten für υποτίθεται ότι ser considerado, tener a alguien por (le tienen por el mejor doctor) peetakse بايد pitäisi passer pour אָמוּר לִהיוֹת प्रसिद्ध vrijediti kao, važiti kao állítólag ő... dipandang vera álitinn, talinn essere ritenuto ～とされる ...라는 소문이다, ...로 유명하다 būti laikomam tikt uzskatītam dikatakan verondersteld worden ha ord på seg for å være mieć opinię ser considerado быть, слыть považovať za veljati za navodno [] lär vara [] ที่มีชื่อเสียง denildiğine göre, ...-miş (diyorlar) 被期望為... вважатися ہونے کے اہل قیاس کیا جانا có tiếng là 被期望为...

2 to be expected or obliged to (do something etc) You're supposed to make your own bed every morning. veronderstel om te doen يُتَوَقَّع ، يُفْتَرَض очаква се být žádán, být povinován forventes erwarten έχω την υποχρέωση deber (deberías hacer la cama cada mañana) peaks ...قرار است pitää être censé אָמוּר ל= za kojeg se očekuje az ő kötelessége ...ni diharapkan eiga að, vera ætlað að essere tenuto a ～することになっている ...하기로 되어 있다, ...할 의무가 있다 privalėti, priderėti tavs pienākums ir mesti verondersteld worden det ventes (av deg, osv.) at... mieć obowiązek, być zobowiązanym dever a fi presupus, a considera иметь определённые обязанности musieť urobiť; očakávať pričakuje se, da... trebalo bi [] ska (förväntas) [] ที่คาดการณ์ไว้ istenmek, gerekmek, ...-ecek olmak 應該 передбачатися کسی کام کو کرنے کا متوقع ہونا có nhiệm vụ, bổn phận phải làm gì 应该