suppose – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
suppose
v.
presume to be true, hypothesize; believe; think; consider as a possibility
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.
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
supposé
adj.
supposed, assumed
supposer
v.
suppose, assume; imagine, guess; reckon, grant
supporre
v.
suppose, imagine, believe, expect, guess, judge, hypothesize, postulate, presume, reckon
