suppose

verbs

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