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英英字典: supposed


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〔 sәˋpozd 〕

Pronunciation

〔 sәˊpouzd 〕


Overview of verb suppose

The verb suppose has 5 senses


  • suppose, say -- (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?")

  • think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess -- (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")

  • speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

  • presuppose, suppose -- (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")


Overview of adj supposed

The adj supposed has 4 senses


  • supposed -- (required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store")

  • supposed -- (mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts")

  • alleged, so-called, supposed -- (doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help")

  • conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious -- (based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation")

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