Dictionary Check: suppose

"suppose" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

verb

express a supposition

Example: "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"
Synonyms:
say
verb

expect, believe, or suppose

Example: "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"
verb

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Example: "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
verb

take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

Example: "I presuppose that you have done your work"
Synonyms:
verb

require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

Example: "This step presupposes two prior ones"
Synonyms:

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