suppose
Verb
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Express a supposition (synset 200919271)
"Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"hypernym: speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusionsynonym: say
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Expect, believe, or suppose (synset 200633399)
"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"hypernym: anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likelyhyponym: suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
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To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (synset 200635105)
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"hypernym: anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likelyhyponym:
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Take for granted or as a given;
Suppose beforehand (synset 200718436)"I presuppose that you have done your work"hypernym: assume, presume, take for granted - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proofhyponym:synonym: presuppose -
Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition (synset 200718250)
"This step presupposes two prior ones"domain category: logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inferencehypernym: imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logicsynonym: presuppose
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