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Suppose v. t. (past & past part. supposed; pres. part. supposing)

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." "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."

To imagine; to believe; to receive as true. "How easy is a bush supposed a bear!" "Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead."

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."

To put by fraud in the place of another. (Obs.)

Synonyms: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view; regard; conjecture; assume.

Suppose v. i. To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion.

noun

Suppose n. Supposition. (Obs.) "A base suppose that he is honest."

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... drawers, and we had the greatest difficulty in getting anyone to come and wash for us. One might have thought that with almost every one out of work, there would have been no lack of women; but the hospital was a long way from the nearest town and I suppose they were afraid to come; also, of course, many, very many, had had their houses burnt, lost their all and fled away. The food question was a very difficult one also. We had to live just from day to day and be thankful for small mercies. Naturally for ourselves it would ...

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