suppose
To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
Verb 4 meanings
To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
“I suppose we all agree that this is the best solution.”
To theorize or hypothesize.
“Suppose that A implies B and B implies C. Then A implies C.”
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.”
Etymology
From Middle English supposen, borrowed from Old French supposer, equivalent to prefix sub- (“under”) + poser (“to place”); corresponding in meaning to Latin supponere (“to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit”), suppositum. See pose.
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SUPPOSE at a glance
SUPPOSE has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + P 3 + P 3 + O 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,645 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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