suppose, v.
(supposed, supposes, supposing)
freq. cnt. 82
(supposed, supposes, supposing)
freq. cnt. 82
express a supposition
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 29
say suppose
sample sentences
"Let us say that he did not tell the truth""Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
expect, believe, or suppose
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 277 freq. cnt.: 188 freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 5
guess imagine opine reckon suppose think
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESomebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESomebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESomebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESomebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESomebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVESomebody ----s that CLAUSE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
conjecture hypothecate hypothesise hypothesize speculate suppose theorise theorize
sample sentences
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
presuppose suppose
sample sentences
"This step presupposes two prior ones"verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
presuppose suppose
sample sentences
"I presuppose that you have done your work"verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym