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suppose

verb

expect, believe, or suppose

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Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
UP
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

səˈpəʊz

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. expect, believe, or suppose

    “I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”

verb

  1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

    “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”

verb

  1. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

    “This step presupposes two prior ones”

verb

  1. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

    “I presuppose that you have done your work”

verb

  1. express a supposition

    “Let us say that he did not tell the truth”

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Example Sentences

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
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
This step presupposes two prior ones
I presuppose that you have done your work
Let us say that he did not tell the truth
Let's say you had a lot of money — what would you do?

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