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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   suppose

   • IPA[səˈpōz]

   美式

   • v.
     assume that something is the case on the basis of evidence or probability but without proof or certain knowledge；used to make a suggestion or a hesitant admission

   • verb: suppose, 3rd person present: supposes, gerund or present participle: supposing, past tense: supposed, past participle: supposed

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. assume that something is the case on the basis of evidence or probability but without proof or certain knowledge I suppose I got there about half past eleven 同義詞 assume, dare say, take for granted, take as read, presume, ... 更多expect, take it, believe, think, fancy, be of the opinion, suspect, have a sneaking suspicion, sense, trust, guess, surmise, reckon, conjecture, theorize, deduce, infer, gather, glean, divine, formalopine
   • ▪ used to make a suggestion or a hesitant admission suppose we leave this to the police I'm quite a good actress, I suppose 同義詞 hypothesize, postulate, theorize, posit, speculate, ... 更多(let's) say, assume, imagine
   • ▪ used to introduce a hypothesis and trace or ask about what follows from it suppose he had been murdered—what then?
   • ▪ (of a theory or argument) assume or require that something is the case as a precondition the procedure supposes that a will has already been proved the theory supposes a predisposition to interpret utterances 同義詞 require, presuppose, imply, assume, call for, ... 更多need
   • ▪ believe to exist or to possess a specified characteristic he supposed the girl to be about twelve
   • 2. be required to do something because of the position one is in or an agreement one has made I'm supposed to be meeting someone at the airport
   • ▪ be forbidden to do something I shouldn't have been in the kitchen—I'm not supposed to go in there

   片語

   • I suppose so