suppose

Verbs

  • (v) 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?
    say,
  • (v) 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
    guess, reckon, imagine, opine, think,
  • (v) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
    • Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
    conjecture, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, hypothecate,
  • (v) take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
    • I presuppose that you have done your work
    presuppose,
  • (v) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
    • This step presupposes two prior ones
    presuppose,

Synonyms

say guess reckon imagine opine think conjecture hypothesise hypothesize speculate theorise theorize hypothecate presuppose

Words of close approximity

support
supposed supposedly