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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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