Entry Word: suppose

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement <if we suppose a minimum profit of $100 from the car wash, we should be able to pay for the bus trip> — see estimate 2
2 to form an opinion from little or no evidence <what do you suppose heʼs going to do with the prize money he won?> — see guess 1
3 to have as an opinion <voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city> — see believe 2
4 to take as true or as a fact without actual proof <never supposed that her father would leave the family farm to anyone but her in his will> — see assume 2