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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supposed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Supposing.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser
     to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere,
     suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify,
     counterfeit. See Pose.]
     1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as
        true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some
        consequence or application which the reality would involve
        or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of
        argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us
        suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what
        would be the result?
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Suppose they take offence without a cause. --Shak.
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              When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as
              we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not
              to make any doubt of its existence.   --Tillotson.
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     2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
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              How easy is a bush supposed a bear!   --Shak.
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              Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the
              young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.
                                                    --2 Sam. xiii.
                                                    32.
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     3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of
        thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.
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              One falsehood always supposes another, and renders
              all you can say suspected.            --Female
                                                    Quixote.
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     4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]
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     Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view;
          regard; conjecture; assume.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. i.
     To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion. --Acts ii.
     15.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Suppose \Sup*pose"\, n.
     Supposition. [Obs.] --Shak. ``A base suppose that he is
     honest.'' --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supposed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Supposing.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser
     to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere,
     suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify,
     counterfeit. See Pose.]
     1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as
        true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some
        consequence or application which the reality would involve
        or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of
        argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us
        suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what
        would be the result?
  
              Suppose they take offence without a cause. --Shak.
  
              When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as
              we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not
              to make any doubt of its existence.   --Tillotson.
  
     2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
  
              How easy is a bush supposed a bear!   --Shak.
  
              Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the
              young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.
                                                    --2 Sam. xiii.
                                                    32.
  
     3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of
        thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.
  
              One falsehood always supposes another, and renders
              all you can say suspected.            --Female
                                                    Quixote.
  
     4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]
  
     Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view;
          regard; conjecture; assume.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. i.
     To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion. --Acts ii.
     15.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Suppose \Sup*pose"\, n.
     Supposition. [Obs.] --Shak. ``A base suppose that he is
     honest.'' --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  suppose
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 θεωρώ σχεδόν βέβαιο, υποθέτω με σχετική βεβαιότητα
     2 (έκφραση) ας υποθέσουμε ότι...

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  suppose
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it supporre  3 s phis)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than
  absolute supporting data; to believe.
     2 (lb en transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.
     3 (lb en transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
     4 (lb en transitive obsolete) To reckon to be, to account or esteem
  as.
     5 (lb en transitive) To require to exist or to be true; to imply by
  the laws of thought or of nature.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  suppose
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than
  absolute supporting data; to believe.
     2 (lb en transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.
     3 (lb en transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
     4 (lb en transitive obsolete) To reckon to be, to account or esteem
  as.
     5 (lb en transitive) To require to exist or to be true; to imply by
  the laws of thought or of nature.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  suppose
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it supporre  3 s phis)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than
  absolute supporting data; to believe.
     2 (lb en transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.
     3 (lb en transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
     4 (lb en transitive obsolete) To reckon to be, to account or esteem
  as.
     5 (lb en transitive) To require to exist or to be true; to imply by
  the laws of thought or of nature.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  suppose
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it supporre  3 s phis)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than
  absolute supporting data; to believe.
     2 (lb en transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.
     3 (lb en transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
     4 (lb en transitive obsolete) To reckon to be, to account or esteem
  as.
     5 (lb en transitive) To require to exist or to be true; to imply by
  the laws of thought or of nature.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  suppose
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 s uppos e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  suppose
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb supposer)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  meen, vermoë, veronderstel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  إفترض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  suppose //səˈpoʊz// //səˈpəʊz// //ˈspoʊz// //ˈspəʊz// /[səˈpʰoʊz]/ /[səˈpʰəʊz]/ /[ˈspoʊz]/ /[ˈspəʊz]/ 
  1. предпола́гам, предполо́жа
  conclude; believe
  2. допускам
  theorize; hypothesize

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  připustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  myslet si

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  předpokládat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  domnívat se

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/ 
  tybied 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/ 
  tybio 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/ 
  vermeinen  [geh.]
     Synonym: think
  
   see: thinking, supposing, thought, supposed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  
  υποθέτω, υποτίθεται

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  suppose //səˈpoʊz// //səˈpəʊz// //ˈspoʊz// //ˈspəʊz// /[səˈpʰoʊz]/ /[səˈpʰəʊz]/ /[ˈspoʊz]/ /[ˈspəʊz]/ 
  1. olettaa
  conclude; believe
  2. otaksua, arvella
  theorize; hypothesize

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  suppose /səpouz/
  supposer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/ 
  1. मान लेना
        "What makes you support I'am against it."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  držati, misliti, pretpostavljati, smatrati

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  supporre

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  suppose //səˈpoʊz// //səˈpəʊz// //ˈspoʊz// //ˈspəʊz// /[səˈpʰoʊz]/ /[səˈpʰəʊz]/ /[ˈspoʊz]/ /[ˈspəʊz]/ 
  1. 推測
  conclude; believe
  2. 仮定, 想定
  theorize; hypothesize

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  suppose /səpouz/
  putare

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  suppose /səpouz/ 
  galvoti, manyti, daryti prielaidą

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  suppose /səpouz/
  aannemen, menen, stellen, vermoeden, veronderstellen

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  suppose //səˈpoʊz// //səˈpəʊz// //ˈspoʊz// //ˈspəʊz// /[səˈpʰoʊz]/ /[səˈpʰəʊz]/ /[ˈspoʊz]/ /[ˈspəʊz]/ 
  1. anta, formode
  conclude; believe
  2. anta, forutsette
  theorize; hypothesize

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  suppose /səˈpəʊz/ 
   1.  przypuszczać
   2.  I suppose (:I :suppose)
   - myślę, że, myślę
   3.  suppose/supposing ([:suppose | :supposing])
   - przypuśćmy

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  suppose /səpouz/
  supor, conjeturar, fazer de conta

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  suppose /səpouz/
  asumir, suponer

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  suppose //səˈpoʊz// //səˈpəʊz// //ˈspoʊz// //ˈspəʊz// /[səˈpʰoʊz]/ /[səˈpʰəʊz]/ /[ˈspoʊz]/ /[ˈspəʊz]/ 
  1. anta, förmoda
  conclude; believe
  2. anta, förutsätta
  theorize; hypothesize

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  suppose /səpˈəʊz/
  1. zannetmek, farz etmek
  2. doğru olduğunu kabul etmek
  3. tasavvur etmek, düşünmek
  4. tahmin etmek. Suppose he doesn't come. Farz edelim ki gelmedi. Ya gelmezse? Suppose we change the subject. Konuyu değiştirsek nasıl olur? He is supposed to be rich. Zengin olduğu zannediliyor. He is supposed to come. Gelmesi lâzım. I suppose so. Herhalde. The ship is supposed to arrive today. Geminin bugün gelmesi bekleniyor. Where' that road supposed to go? Acaba o yol nereye çıkar? You're not supposed to do that! Bunu yapmamalısınız. supposed  sözde, (yanlışlıkla) kabul edilen, farz edilen.supposedly  farz olunduğu gibi, güya.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/səˈpoʊz/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/sypoz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  113 Moby Thesaurus words for "suppose":
     account, account as, adjudge, adjudicate, allegorize, allow,
     allude to, assume, be afraid, be judicious, believe, bring to mind,
     coin, conceit, conceive, conceptualize, conclude, concoct,
     conjecture, connote, consider, count, create, daresay, deduce,
     deem, divine, dream, dream up, entail, esteem, estimate,
     exercise judgment, expect, experience imaginatively,
     express an opinion, fabricate, fancy, fantasize, feel,
     fictionalize, form an opinion, gather, grant, guess, hatch,
     have a hunch, have an idea, have an impression, have an inkling,
     have the idea, hint, hold, hold as, hypothesize, ideate, imagine,
     implicate, imply, import, infer, insinuate, intimate, invent,
     involve, judge, let, let be, look upon as, maintain, mean,
     mean to say, mold, opine, originate, perhaps, pine,
     point indirectly to, posit, postulate, prefigure, presume,
     presuppose, presurmise, pretend, produce, provisionally accept,
     reckon, regard, repute, say, set down as, shape, speculation,
     suggest, supposition, surmise, suspect, take, take for,
     take for granted, take it, take to be, theorize, think,
     think likely, think of, think up, trow, understand, venture to say,
     view as, ween
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 推想,假设,以为;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 推想,假设,以为,猜想,假定
     vi. 料想

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