How do you use the word "suppose" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "suppose": I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term. I suppose you're hungry.

Suppose Meaning

/səˈpəʊz/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

verbTo theorize or hypothesize.

Sentence Examples

I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

I suppose you're hungry.

Getting a visa isn't as simple as you might suppose.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

say think guess

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

I ____ that you already finished your homework because you look relaxed.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I ____ that we should start heading home now before it gets too dark and cold for us to walk safely today.

Word Origin & History

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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’" — 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:

"Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose." — 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter V, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

"Just what is supposed to be wrong with the pursuit of fame is not always made clear. Plato disapproved of competition for praise on the grounds that it would tempt the great to bend to the will of the crowd. It is hard to argue with that, and social degradation remains a fear." — 2013 September 6, David Cox, “Celebrity rules even Hawking's universe”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 13, page 30:

"How easy is a bush supposed a bear!" — c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

"Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 13:32:

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