suppose Definition
sup·pose (sə pōz′)
transitive verb -·posed′, -·pos′·ing
- to assume to be true, as for the sake of argument or to illustrate a proof suppose A equals B
- to believe, think, guess, etc. I suppose you're right
- presuppose (sense )
- to consider as a proposed or suggested possibility: used in the imperative suppose they don't come
- to expect or obligate: always in the passive you're supposed to telephone
Etymology: ME supposen < MFr supposer, to suppose, imagine, altered (infl. by poser: see pose) < ML supponere, to suppose, assume < L, to put under, substitute < sub-, sub- + ponere: see position
intransitive verb
to make a supposition; conjecture
suppose Related Forms
sup·pos′·able adjective
sup·pos′·ably adverb
sup·pos′er noun
suppose Synonyms
suppose Usage Examples
Object
- it's: I suppose itâs one way that they will always remember little old Bedford.
- superiority: Not when their supposed superiority is thrust so wilfully down throats.
- i'm: In this Iâm supposed to be sort of arty, and a bit odd.
- somebody: Suppose that somebody gives you a telephone number, and you want to try and remember it.
- someone: Sorry I disturbed you slumber - but I supposed someone had to.
- anyone: We do not suppose anyone will ever be able to persuade Mr Alexander that his understanding of the position is wrong.
Used with why or when
- that: I suppose that depends on what you received compared to what you bid for!
- what: I suppose what you're trying to say is, you don't want another Chris Evans on your hands.
- when: A fair point I suppose when you consider that more people were arrested in Bedford than anywhere else in the country.
Infinitive complement
- happen: What is supposed to happen is: Phil arrives at airport and meeting grinning idiot Barrister Don Barrister Don bashes Phil on the head.
- represent: About the attitude of the MP's that are supposed to represent the people of the UK?
- do: Of course I gave chase, what else was I supposed to do?
- believe: Oh, and are we supposed to believe this is a documentary?
- protect: They, above all, are supposed to protect the interests of society by ensuring appropriate and measured responses to their crimes.
- have: The ape is supposed to have been a pet for the Martyn Family during the fifteen hundreds.
Modifying Another Word
- commonly: It was also found that the justice offered by the state courts was not as alien or inappropriate as commonly supposed.
- erroneously: Some authors have erroneously supposed that it was built out of the ruins of Old Penrith, distant five miles northward.
- generally: General Public Introduction Accidents to the general public caused by building operations happen more frequently than is generally supposed.
- n't: Whoever she was, she just was n't supposed to be where I was supposed to be right then.
- somehow: Well, suppose somehow that you could get into that time bubble, that bubble of history, and travel with it.
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