Complete Definition of "suppose"

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English

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Pronunciation
w:General American|GenAm? in IPA|/s��poz/
w:Received Pronunciation|RP in IPA|/s��p��z/
audio|en-us-suppose.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
F. supposer; prefix sub- under + poser to place; - corresponding in meaning to L. supponere, suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit. See pose.

Verb
en-verb|suppos|ing

  1. transitive To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

#: Suppose that A implies B and B implies C. Then A implies C.

  1. transitive To theorize or hypothesize.

#: I suppose we all agree that this is the best solution.

Synonyms
assume (1,2)

Derived terms
supposed to (idiom)

Translations
trans-top|conclude; believe
Afrikaans: veronderstel, stel, sê
Czech: p�edpokládat, domnívat se
Dutch: aannemen
Finnish: olettaa
French: supposer, imaginer
Hebrew: ��נ�� (lehaniakh)
German: annehmen
Hungarian: feltesz
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Italian: supporre, immaginare
Japanese: �測�� (suisoku-suru)
Norwegian: anta, formode
Portuguese: supor
Romanian: a presupune
Russian: п�едполага�� (predpolagát�)
Serbian: verovati
Spanish: suponer
Swedish: anta, förmoda
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trans-top|theorize; hypothesize
Afrikaans: neem aan, veronderstel
Arabic: ARchar|ا�ترض unicode|(iftára�a)
Chinese: �� (ji�dìng)
Czech: p�edpokládat
Dutch: aannemen, vermoeden, veronderstellen
Finnish: otaksua, arvella
French: supposer
German: vermuten, annehmen
Hebrew: ��נ�� (lehaniakh)
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Hungarian: feltételez
Italian: supporre
Japanese: ���� (s�tei suru), ...�仮��� (...������, ...to katei surú)
Korean: ���� (sangsanghada)
Norwegian: anta, forutsette
Portuguese: supor
Russian: полага�� (polagát�)
Serbian: pretpostaviti
Spanish: suponer
Swedish: anta, förutsätta
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Italian

Verb form
suppose

  1. third person singular past historic of supporre

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