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suppose

/səˈpəʊz/

verb

Meaning

  • 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."

  • To theorize or hypothesize.

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

  • To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.

  • To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature.

    "Purpose supposes foresight."

  • To put by fraud in the place of another.

Synonyms

assume