English verb: suppose | |||
1. | suppose (communication) express a supposition | ||
Samples | Let us say that he did not tell the truth. Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?. | ||
Examples | They suppose that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | say | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | speculate | ||
2. | suppose (cognition) expect, believe, or suppose | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | guess, imagine, opine, reckon, think | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anticipate, expect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | suspect | ||
3. | suppose (cognition) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||
Samples | Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps. | ||
Synonyms | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anticipate, expect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | construct, develop, explicate, formulate, reconstruct, retrace | ||
4. | suppose (cognition) take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand | ||
Samples | I presuppose that you have done your work. | ||
Synonyms | presuppose | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assume, presume, take for granted | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | posit, postulate, premise, premiss | ||
5. | suppose (cognition) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition | ||
Samples | This step presupposes two prior ones. | ||
Synonyms | presuppose | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | imply | ||
Domain category | logic | ||