suppose
🇺🇸
/səˈpəʊz/
🇬🇧
/səˈpəʊz/
verb
A2
to believe something is true based on what you know
I suppose all the tickets have been sold now, have they?
A2
to make a statement less direct or forceful
I could take you in the car, I suppose.
B2
to imagine or assume something as a basis for an idea or story
The theory supposes the existence of life on other planets.
translation
to believe something is true based on what you know; to make a statement less direct or forceful; to imagine or assume something as a basis for an idea or story
Word Forms
3rd Present
supposes
Past
supposed
Perfect
supposed
Progressive
supposing