Foundation level · Year 4 · free
suppose
verb · Say it: suh-POHZ
What it means
Foundationto think something is probably true without knowing for certain
I suppose the shops will be busy on the Saturday before Christmas.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- assume
- guess
- imagine
- think
More examples
- Grace supposed her friends had forgotten, until they shouted 'Surprise!'
Where the word comes from
From Old French 'supposer', to put forward as an idea.
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