supposeverb
uk/səˈpəʊz/us/səˈpoʊz/suppose verb (THINK LIKELY)
A2 [ T ] to think that something is likely to be true:
[ + (that) ] used to show that you think something is true, although you wish that it were not:
[ + (that) ] used when you are annoyed:
B1 used to show unwillingness to agree:
[ + (that) ] used in making polite requests:
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- Responsibility, I suppose, is what defines adulthood.
- I suppose his criticism was fair comment .
- I suppose I could get on with the ironing while I'm waiting.
- I don't suppose there's any left-over pie going, is there?
- I didn't realize that Melanie hadn't been to college - I suppose I just took it for granted.
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Guessing, supposing and suspecting
- approximate
- as much idiom
- call
- conjecture
- consider
- deem
- fall
- hypothesize
- jump
- jump to conclusions idiom
- mark
- mark sb down as sth
- misjudge
- pluck
- presume
- smell
- speculate
- surmise
- think
- think of sth/sb
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suppose verb (NEED)
[ T ] formal to expect and need:
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Being based on or depending on something
- base sth on sth
- basis
- boil down to sth
- build around sth
- build on sth
- come down to sth
- ground
- in the wake of sth idiom
- live off sb/sth
- more
- on the back of sth idiom
- on the strength of sth idiom
- rest
- ride
- spring
- the stuff of sth idiom
- turn on sth
- underlie
- underpin
- understanding
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supposeconjunction
uk/səˈpəʊz/us/səˈpoʊz/also supposingC1 used at the beginning of a sentence or clause to mean 'what would happen if':
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Linguistics: connecting words which express a condition
- assuming (that)
- at
- at the risk of doing sth idiom
- even
- grant
- if
- lest
- long
- provided (that)
- risk
- unless
- whether