verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
it is naive to think/suppose/assume etc
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It would be naive to think that this could solve all the area’s problems straight away.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
so
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I suppose so , Rajiv, I suppose so, but he is not to come to the briefing.
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I don't suppose so - all Satan's interested in is food.
to
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He didn't smile, or laugh like maniacs are supposed to .
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Time would solve everything, or at least it was supposed to .
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If you value your career, the argument would go, you find what you are supposed to .
■ NOUN
reason
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At the moment there is no reason to suppose that this will lead to the Collection being either more or less accessible.
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That was a general possibility and there was no reason to suppose that that would be the conclusion.
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But there is, unfortunately, every reason to suppose that the general picture she paints is still accurate.
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There was just no reason to suppose that this was impossible.
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The only thing is that this text gives no reason to suppose that it also applied in cognitio.
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There is therefore no reason to suppose that the homoeopathic remedies are any different.
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There is indeed cause for concern in all this, but perhaps not for the reasons many people suppose .
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There is no reason at all to suppose they are unrepresentative in this respect.
things
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His feeling tone was blank, was clear ... Well, after that, I suppose , things can only improve.
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How are parents supposed to accomplish these things ?
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Woman supposed to like nice things .
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Women were not supposed to do things like that.
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I suppose such things were happy on our land because we never put chemical fertilizers on it.
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I suppose things made such indelible impressions on us because we had so little.
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I suppose value things that would not be valued elsewhere.
■ VERB
let
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But let us suppose that it counts among the wise.
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To make this joint quite clear let us suppose that one had wanted to be a great singer.
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For ease of exposition, let us suppose n 4.
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Now let us suppose that the train is traveling at six-tenths the speed of light.
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To make the numbers a bit easier, let us suppose that there are just three offspring.
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As an example, let us suppose that the incoming attack is a punch to the sternum, or upper chest.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I can only think/suppose/assume (that)
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As for an Iguana Air, I can only assume it's a tropical airline.
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Now if I can only think of their name.
always assuming/supposing (that) sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"What is this?" "It's one of Beethoven's violin sonatas, I suppose ."
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His government has lasted longer than his enemies supposed.
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There are many reasons to suppose that Shakespeare was familiar with the stories of medieval Italy.
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We have no reason to suppose that the girl is dead.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was supposed to be a temporary candidate in 1992, he said, to enable Perot to get on the ballot.
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How were they supposed to live?
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I would have supposed that the question in Reg. v. Lawrence was whether appropriation necessarily involved an absence of consent.
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Or suppose that your husband gave you a cheque for £15,000; wouldn't that be worth a hug?
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The role of Churchill in the development of full employment policy is greater than has generally been supposed.
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They are looking for clues, I suppose .
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Upon my word, it looks as if my time today has not been so idly wasted as you suppose .
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Walking round the pond, I suppose .