Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

    I suppose we all agree that this is the best solution.

    I won't be back before midday, I don't suppose.

    annehmen, vermuten, vermeinen

    предполага́тьpredpolagátʹ, предположи́тьpredpoložítʹ

    припуска́тиprypuskáty, припусти́тиprypustýty

    take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

  2. (transitive)To theorize or hypothesize.

    Suppose that A implies B and B implies C. Then A implies C.

    vermuten, annehmen, unterstellen

    полага́тьpolagátʹ

    припускатиprypuskaty, припуститиprypustyty

  3. (transitive)To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.

    expect, believe, or suppose

  4. (transitive)To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature.

    Purpose supposes foresight.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To reckon to be, to account or esteem as.

  6. (obsolete, transitive)To put by fraud in the place of another; to substitute fraudulently.

Examples

5788 sentences
  1. What am I supposed to do?

    Що мені робити?

    ruЧто мне делать?

    deWas soll ich tun?

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  2. What was I supposed to do?

    А що я мав робити?

    ruЧто, по-вашему, я должен был делать?

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  3. What am I supposed to say?

    Що мені сказати?

    ruЧто ты от меня хочешь услышать?

    deWas soll ich sagen?

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  4. You're supposed to be in bed.

    Тобі слід бути в ліжку.

    deDu sollst im Bett liegen.

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  5. You're not supposed to do that.

    Ти не повинен цього робити.

    ruСчитается, что ты не должен этого делать.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
conclude; believe:
theorize; hypothesize:
Русский
By meaning 2
conclude; believe:
theorize; hypothesize:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
conclude; believe:
theorize; hypothesize:

Origin

From Middle English supposen, borrowed from Old French supposer, equivalent to prefix sub-

From Middle English supposen, borrowed from Old French supposer, equivalent to prefix sub- (“under”) + poser (“to place”); corresponding in meaning to Latin supponere (“to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit”), suppositum. See pose.

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Forms

supposes, supposing, supposed, supposed
Base formsuppose · to suppose
3rd person singularsupposes
Present participlesupposing
Past simplesupposed
Past participlesupposed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysuppose
he, she, itsupposes

Past simpleLesson

all personssupposed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave supposed
he, she, ithas supposed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill suppose

Synonyms

37 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was supposed to
  • supposed to do
  • supposed to be
  • supposed to tell
  • not supposed to
  • who was supposed
  • supposed to help
  • supposed to meet
  • supposed to go
  • supposed to happen
  • supposed to park
  • supposed to know

See also

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