suppose
verb
usually after "I" ˈspōz\
Definition of suppose
1a : to lay down tentatively as a hypothesis, assumption, or proposal suppose a fire broke out suppose you bring the salad
b(1) : to hold as an opinion : believe they supposed they were early
(2) : to think probable or in keeping with the facts seems reasonable to suppose that he would profit
3 : presuppose
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Synonyms for suppose
Synonyms
assume, hypothesize, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, say
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Examples of suppose in a Sentence
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What’s baffling about this uniformity is that goal celebrations are supposed to be the most creative and individualistic part of soccer. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The World Cup of Boring Celebrations," 13 July 2018 Beer is not supposed to be nectar for the upper middle class, or for high-living millennials who can’t pay the rent after paying $35 for six bottles of some Dogfish Head experiment. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty's Morning Line: Cincinnati Reds need the off day, and other MLB thoughts," 12 July 2018 The keys are supposed to feel plush and good under your fingers and not at all like a tiny accessory keyboard. — Lauren Goode, WIRED, "Surface Go Is Microsoft’s Big Bet on a Tiny-Computer Future," 9 July 2018 Under such circumstances, they are supposed to contact Covered California, and their tax credits are to be adjusted accordingly. — Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Affordable Care Act’s unexpected side effect: an IOU to the IRS," 8 July 2018 We are supposed to move heaven and earth, and spare no expense. — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "The world shows its love to kids in a Thai cave. We need that same love for kids at the border | Will Bunch," 8 July 2018 The two partners are supposed to work with Virgin Galactic to come up with a framework for how spaceflights will be conducted from the Grottaglie Spaceport. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Virgin Galactic plans to launch customers to space from a future Italian spaceport," 6 July 2018 Each month, state officials are supposed to strip deceased patients off the Medicaid rolls by matching death records to client data. — Allie Morris, San Antonio Express-News, "Texas Medicaid paid $5.4 million to cover dead patients, report says," 5 July 2018 The meh: Digital cable alternatives are supposed to be easy. — Jennifer Van Grove, sandiegouniontribune.com, "AT&T's WatchTV is here and it's a head-scratcher," 30 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'suppose.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for suppose
suppose
verb
English Language Learners Definition of suppose
: to think of (something) as happening or being true in order to imagine what might happen
: to believe (something) to be true
: to believe (something) to be possible
See the full definition for suppose in the English Language Learners Dictionary
suppose
verb
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Kids Definition of suppose
1 : to think of as true or as a fact for the sake of argument Let's suppose you won.
2 : believe sense 2, think I suppose that's true.
3 : guess entry 1 sense 1 Who do you suppose won?
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