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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
suppose
1. express a supposition (Freq. 34) - Let us say that he did not tell the truth - Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do? • Syn: say • Derivationally related forms: supposition, supposal • Hypernyms: speculate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE - They suppose that there was a traffic accident 2. expect, believe, or suppose (Freq. 31) - 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 • Syn: think, opine, imagine, reckon, guess • Derivationally related forms: guess (for: guess), guesser (for: guess), supposition, supposal, opinion (for: opine), thought (for: think) • Hypernyms: expect, anticipate • Hyponyms: suspect • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 3. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (Freq. 17) - Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps • Syn: speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate • Derivationally related forms: supposition, supposal, hypothesis (for: hypothecate), hypothesis (for: hypothesize), conjecture (for: conjecture), theoriser (for: theorise), theorisation (for: theorise), theory (for: theorise), theorizer (for: theorize), theory (for: theorize), speculative (for: speculate), speculation (for: speculate), speculator (for: speculate) • Hypernyms: expect, anticipate • Hyponyms: reconstruct, construct, retrace, explicate, formulate, develop • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 4. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand - I presuppose that you have done your work • Syn: presuppose • Derivationally related forms: presupposition (for: presuppose) • Hypernyms: assume, presume, take for granted • Hyponyms: postulate, posit, premise, premiss • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 5. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition - This step presupposes two prior ones • Syn: presuppose • Topics: logic • Hypernyms: imply • Verb Frames: - Something ----s something
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