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Suppose (Verb)

Meaning 1

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".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Think
  • Guess
  • Imagine
  • Opine
  • Reckon

Hypernyms

  • Expect
  • Anticipate

Hyponyms

  • Suspect

Related Words

  • Supposition (noun)
  • Supposal (noun)

Meaning 2

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?".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Say

Related Words

  • Supposition (noun)
  • Supposal (noun)

Meaning 3

Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Presuppose

Hypernyms

  • Take For Granted
  • Assume

Hyponyms

  • Premise
  • Postulate

Meaning 4

To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Hypothecate
  • Speculate
  • Conjecture
  • Theorize
  • Hypothesize
  • Theorise
  • Hypothesise

Hypernyms

  • Expect
  • Anticipate

Hyponyms

  • Reconstruct
  • Construct
  • Formulate
  • Retrace
  • Explicate
  • Develop

Related Words

  • Supposition (noun)
  • Supposal (noun)

Meaning 5

Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Presuppose

Hypernyms

  • Imply
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