sup·pose /səˈpoʊz/
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?"
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"
synset: think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
3. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
synset: speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
4. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
synset: presuppose, suppose
5. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
synset: presuppose, suppose
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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