Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  suppose 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  suppose 
 
  Sense  2 
  think,  opine,  suppose,  imagine,  reckon,  guess 
  =>  divine 
  =>  suspect 
 
  Sense  3 
  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose 
  =>  reconstruct,  construct,  retrace 
  =>  explicate,  formulate,  develop 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  suppose 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  suppose 
 
  Sense  2 
  think,  opine,  suppose,  imagine,  reckon,  guess 
  =>  divine 
  =>  suspect 
 
  Sense  3 
  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose 
  =>  reconstruct,  construct,  retrace 
  =>  etymologize 
  =>  explicate,  formulate,  develop 
  =>  redevelop,  reformulate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  suppose 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  suppose 
 
  3  senses  of  suppose 
 
  Sense  1 
  suppose,  say 
  =>  speculate 
 
  Sense  2 
  think,  opine,  suppose,  imagine,  reckon,  guess 
  =>  expect,  anticipate 
 
  Sense  3 
  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose 
  =>  expect,  anticipate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  suppose 
 
  suppose  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  suppose 
 
  Sense  1 
  suppose,  say 
  =>  speculate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  think,  opine,  suppose,  imagine,  reckon,  guess 
  =>  expect,  anticipate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose 
  =>  expect,  anticipate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  suppose 
 
  The  verb  suppose  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (47)  suppose,  say  --  (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?") 
  2.  (31)  think,  opine,  suppose,  imagine,  reckon,  guess  --  (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") 
  3.  (17)  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose  --  (to  believe  especially  on  uncertain  or  tentative  grounds:  "Scientists  supposed  that  large  dinosaurs  lived  in  swamps.") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  suppose 
 
  The  verb  suppose  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (47)  suppose,  say  --  (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?") 
  2.  (31)  think,  opine,  suppose,  imagine,  reckon,  guess  --  (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") 
  3.  (17)  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose  --  (to  believe  especially  on  uncertain  or  tentative  grounds:  "Scientists  supposed  that  large  dinosaurs  lived  in  swamps.") 

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