suppose
pronunciation
How to pronounce suppose in British English:
UK [səˈpəʊz]
How to pronounce suppose in American English:
US [səˈpoʊz]
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- Verb:
- express a supposition
- expect, believe, or suppose
- to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
- require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
Word Origin
- suppose
- suppose: [14] Latin suppōnere meant literally ‘put under’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’ and pōnere ‘put, place’, source of English position, and its original meaning is best preserved in English suppository [14], literally ‘something placed underneath’). From it was derived the noun suppositiō, which, on the analogy of Greek hupóthesis (source of English hypothesis [16], and itself made up of elements meaning literally ‘under’ and ‘put’), came to be used for an ‘assumption’ – English gets supposition [15] from it.This meaning then fed back into the verb, which English acquired via Old French supposer.=> position, suppository
- suppose (v.)
- early 14c., "to assume as the basis of argument," from Old French suposer "to assume" (13c.), probably a replacement (influenced by Old French poser "put, place") of *suppondre, from Latin supponere "put or place under; to subordinate, make subject," from sub "under" (see sub-) + ponere "put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). Meaning "to admit as possible, to believe to be true" is from 1520s.
Example
- 1. Suppose we want to buy an ipod from amazon .
- 2. I suppose I should close my egg account now .
- 3. I suppose people fiddle prizes for the same reason .
- 4. Why do you suppose they think that ?
- 5. Suppose that there were a central planner for an economy .