suppose meaning and definition

SUPPOSE verb

Definition of suppose (verb)

1. express a supposition
   • "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
   • synonyms: say
2. expect, believe, or suppose
   • "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
   • synonyms: guess, imagine, opine, reckon, think
3. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
   • "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
   • synonyms: conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize
4. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
   • "I presuppose that you have done your work"
   • synonyms: presuppose
5. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
   • "This step presupposes two prior ones"
   • synonyms: presuppose