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   suppose

   /səˈpəʊz/

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   • 1. think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge: "I suppose I got there about noon" Similar assumedare saytake for grantedtake as readpresumeexpecttake itbelievethinkfancybe of the opinionsuspecthave a sneaking suspicionsensetrustguesssurmisereckonconjecturetheorizededuceinfergathergleandivineformal:opine
   • ▪ used to make a suggestion or a hesitant admission: "suppose we leave this to the police" Similar hypothesizepostulatetheorizepositspeculate(let's) sayassumeimagine
   • ▪ used to introduce a hypothesis and imagine its development: "suppose he had been murdered—what then?"
   • ▪ (of a theory or argument) assume or require that something is the case as a precondition: "the procedure supposes that a will has already been proved" Similar requirepresupposeimplyassumecall forneed
   • 2. be required to do something because of the position one is in or an agreement one has made: "I'm supposed to be meeting someone at the airport"
   • ▪ be forbidden to do something: "I shouldn't have been in the study—I'm not supposed to go in there"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French supposer, from Latin supponere (from sub- ‘from below’ + ponere ‘to place’), but influenced by Latin suppositus ‘set under’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.

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   • 1. supposable adjective

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   What does it mean to suppose something?

   • To suppose something means to assume something. When used in a passive construction, you use a form of the verb to be plus the past participle of to suppose, which is supposed. To be supposed to means to be expected to, to be obliged to.

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   What does'suppose' mean in English?

   • The original meaning of "suppose" is epistemic: "think", or "assume". But various modal verbs, such as "must", have both deontic ("you must go" = "you ought to go") and epistemic ("you must be" = "I conclude that you are") meanings. In the passive only, "suppose" has acquired a deontic sense.

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   What does suppose mean in a sentence?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of SUPPOSE is to lay down tentatively as a hypothesis, assumption, or proposal. How to use suppose in a sentence.

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   What does Supor mean?

   • supor, imaginar, eu suponho que sim… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SUPPOSE definition: 1. to think that something is likely to be true: 2. used to show that you think something is true…. Learn more.

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   Where does the word supposui come from?

   • Middle English, from Anglo-French supposer, from Medieval Latin supponere (perfect indicative supposui), from Latin, to put under, substitute, from sub- + ponere to put — more at position 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a “Suppose.”

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   What is the root word of supposer?

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

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