Verb
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require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
"This step presupposes two prior ones"
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take for granted or as a given
suppose beforehand
"I presuppose that you have done your work"
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to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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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"
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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?"