SUPPOSING
/səˈpəʊzɪŋ/
14
Scrabble
19
WWF
S(1) U(1) P(3) P(3) O(1) S(1) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
/səˈpəʊzɪŋ/
verb
- To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.“Suppose that A implies B and B implies C. Then A implies C.”
- To theorize or hypothesize.“I suppose we all agree that this is the best solution.”
- 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.”
- To put by fraud in the place of another.
noun
- The act of making a supposition.
conjunction
- If hypothetically (optionally followed by that)
Source: Wiktionary
