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suppose
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suppose
v.
presume to be true, hypothesize; believe; think; consider as a possibility
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Supposition theory
Supposition theory was a branch of medieval logic that was probably aimed at giving accounts of issues similar to modern accounts of reference, plurality, tense, and modality, within an Aristotelian context. Philosophers such as John Buridan, William of Ockham, William of Sherwood, Walter Burley, and Peter of Spain were its principal developers. By the 14th century it seems to have drifted into at least two fairly distinct theories, the theory of "supposition proper" which included an "ampliation" and is much like a theory of reference, and the theory of "modes of supposition" whose intended function is not clear.
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suppose
Verb
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?"
(synonym) say
(hypernym) speculate
(derivation) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
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"
(synonym) think, opine, imagine, reckon, guess
(hypernym) expect, anticipate
(hyponym) suspect
(derivation) supposition, supposal
3. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
(synonym) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate
(hypernym) expect, anticipate
(hyponym) reconstruct, construct, retrace
(derivation) supposition, supposal
4. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
(synonym) presuppose
(hypernym) assume, presume, take for granted
(hyponym) postulate, posit
5. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
(synonym) presuppose
(hypernym) imply
(classification) logic
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supposé
adj.
supposed, assumed
supposer
v.
suppose, assume; imagine, guess; reckon, grant
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supporre
v.
suppose, imagine, believe, expect, guess, judge, hypothesize, postulate, presume, reckon
