Suppose - Definition
suppose
v 1: 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?" [syn: suppose, say]
2: 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" [syn: think,
opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess]
3: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
[syn: speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture,
hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose]
4: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I
presuppose that you have done your work" [syn: presuppose,
suppose]
5: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step
presupposes two prior ones" [syn: presuppose, suppose]