supposingn.

Brit.

/səˈpəʊzɪŋ/, U.S.

/səˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Forms: see suppose v. and -ing suffix¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppose v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < suppose v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of suppose v.; an instance of this.

1. The action or fact of inclining to think something; conjecturing; assuming; imagining. Also: a conjecture, a hypothesis, an assumption, a supposition. Now usually: the expressing, or an expression, of a thought using the verb ‘suppose’. In early use also: †thinking, belief, opinion (obsolete). †by supposing: as is (or was) supposed (obsolete). †to my supposing: as I think, in my opinion (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun]

weenc888

doomc900

advicec1300

wonec1300

opiniona1325

sentence1340

sight1362

estimationc1374

witc1374

assent1377

judgementa1393

supposinga1393

mindc1400

reputationc1400

feelingc1425

suffrage1531

counta1535

existimation1535

consent1599

vote1606

deem1609

repute1610

judicaturea1631

estimate1637

measure1650

sentiment1675

account1703

sensation1795

think1835

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adverb]

by supposinga1393

by (also upon) supposala1425

by supposals1511

suppositively1576

supposedly1597

supposititiously1623

supposably1696

suppositionally1737

suppositiously1829

supposingly1889

suppositorily1961

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > personal opinion > [adverb] > in my opinion

to (my) seemingc1386

to my supposinga1393

in my mindc1400

conceitc1405

in one's own conceit1483

in my fantasy1561

to my mind1600

in my seeming1604

in (also to) my conception1650

to my way of thinking1733

if you ask me1873

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [noun]

weeningc900

wenc1000

susposea1325

deeming1340

supposala1425

conjecturec1460

supposing1530

supposition1565

suppose1582

surmise1593

surmisal1641

putation1649

expectation1793

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 3848 Thanne of other thinges Thei spieke aloud for supposinges Of hem that stoden there aboute.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §434 But for to speke of the fer cause..ne kan I nat deme but by coniectynge and by supposynge, for we shuln suppose that they shul come to a wikked ende, by cause þ^t the book of decrees seith.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1041 To my supposynge She koude nat aduersitee endure.

J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) l. 64 (MED) Alle thei seyd that yt was, be supposyng, Grwe, but qwat yt ment, thei nyst ryght noght at alle.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lvi. l. 530 More Cler to ȝoure vndirstondyng Thanne Owther Frensch Oþer latyn, to my sopposing.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 278/2 Supposyng, conjecture.

c1585 R. Browne Answere to Cartwright 24 By his iffs and supposings he will gather against vs what proofes he list.

1617 G. Wither Abuses Stript (rev. ed.) i. v. 65 He nought complaines Of Mens opinions; but..Doth both their censures and supposings scorne.

1646 S. Marshall Def. Infant-baptism iv. 236 I passe by your scoffes, of my frivolous supposing of Chimeraes.

1678 Present State Christendome & Interest Eng. 18 But this is still the supposing of a Thing not to be supposed.

1753 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (ed. 2) III. ii. 18 Our predominant motive..is mingled and confounded with other motives which the mind, from vanity or self conceit, is desirous of supposing of greater force and influence.

1789 W. Cullen Treat. Materia Medica II. 512 Either for the supposing of this power, or of its effects, I can find no good foundation.

1813 W. White Lect. Catech. Protestant Episcopal Church Lect. viii. 199 There can be no better exposure of the practices alluded to, than the supposing of them attached to the Lord's Prayer.

1857 M. Gatty Parables 2nd Ser. 97 If it comes to supposing..I shall suppose it won't.

1880 A. Giberne Sun, Moon, & Stars x. 215 But supposings often have to give in to facts.

1922 Homiletic Rev. May 365/1 Once so easily and superficially started from the mere suspicion in a given case, the supposing is likely soon to be repeated, to become ere long habitual.

1960 Philos. Rev. 69 478 Willing is..an activity..differing from the wonderings, thinkings, supposings, expectings, picturings, and so forth, that comprise our mental activities.

2009 L. Klein Lady Macbeth's Daughter xxii. 228 Alas, it is..too late for such supposings.

†2. Suspicion. Chiefly in to have supposing: to suspect. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun]

ortrowthc1175

ortrowa1200

untrust?c1225

suspicion1303

suspectiona1340

mistrowa1375

overtrowa1375

misfaitha1382

jealousyc1385

suspectc1386

misdoubtingc1390

untrist1390

mistrowinga1393

mistrusta1393

mistrista1400

supposinga1400

untrestc1400

wantrustc1405

diffidencea1425

misdeemingc1450

untrustingc1450

discredence?a1475

surmise1509

suspensea1513

diffidency1537

distrust1548

distrusting1549

misdoubt1558

discredit1567

misgiving1582

scruple1597

disconfidence1620

inconfidence1627

disaffiance1631

non-fiance1643

defiance1662

suspiciencya1690

reservation1719

disfaith1870

méfiance1876

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > suspect, distrust [phrase]

to have, take, occasionally bear suspicion13..

to have or hold (a person or thing) suspectc1380

to have (or hold) in suspectc1386

to have supposinga1400

to enter into suspicion with1471

to have in suspicion1471

to have in jealousy1523

to smell a ratc1540

to smell a fox1599

to be or look shy on or at1837

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 1089 Supposinge [Vesp. mistrauing]. had he sone. þat he sum wikketnes had done.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Ecclus. xi. 5 A man of whom was no supposyng bar the diademe.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5049 (MED) Þe Jauelers supposyng had nane Þat he wald away gane.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 520 The kyng, that na supposing had That thai war mair than he saw thair.

†3. Purpose, intention. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose

willeOE

highOE

thoughtOE

intent?c1225

achesounc1230

attenta1250

couragec1320

devicec1320

minda1325

studya1382

understanding1382

suggestionc1390

meaninga1393

i-minda1400

minta1400

tent1399

castc1400

ettlingc1400

affecta1425

advicec1425

intention1430

purposec1430

proposea1450

intendment1450

supposing?c1450

pretensionc1456

intellectionc1460

zeal1492

hest?a1513

minting?a1513

institute?1520

intendingc1525

mindfulness1530

cogitationa1538

fordrift1549

forecast1549

designing1566

tention1587

levela1591

intendiment1595

design1597

suppose1597

aim1598

regarda1616

idea1617

contemplationa1631

speculation1631

way of thinking1650

designation1658

tend1663

would1753

predetermination1764

will to art1920

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 7624 For supposyng full he had Monkys at cuthbert cors restore.

†4. Substitution, replacement. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun]

changec1325

substitution1572

shift1573

quid pro quo1580

counterchange1589

supposing1591

subrogation1596

commutation1597

suffection1612

surrogationa1638

supplying1643

changeover1918

1591 T. Lodge Catharos (Hunterian Club) 4 Diogenes wisheth infinite good speede to your good proceedinges, and curseth endleslie your ill demeanors: wishing the last to perish without supposing, the first to flourish without supplanting.

†5. Pretending; feigning; forgery. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun]

foxingc1220

feignc1320

faintise1340

simulation1340

dissimulingc1374

likenessc1384

dissimulationc1386

coverture1393

dissemblationc1425

assimulationa1450

dissemblec1480

fiction1483

dissemblinga1500

irony1502

dissimulance1508

dissembly?c1550

blindation1588

counterfeisance1590

misseeming1590

supposing1596

dissemblance1602

guise1662

dissimulating1794

make-believe1794

representation1805

sham-Abra(ha)m1828

make-belief1837

pretence1862

make-believing1867

postiche1876

kid-stakes1916

smoke and mirrors1980

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. S4 If they raise a slaunder vpon a man of a thing done at home, when hee is a 1000. mile off, it is but Prosopopeya, personæ fictio, the supposing or faining of a person.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. vi. 27 The vain-glory which consisteth in the feigning or supposing of abilities in our selves, which we know are not..is corrected oftentimes by Age, and Employment.

1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion iii. 62 A place where they understood nothing better than supposing of false titles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

supposingadj.

Brit.

/səˈpəʊzɪŋ/, U.S.

/səˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s supposeing, 1800s– supposing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppose v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < suppose v. + -ing suffix².

†1. Feigning, pretending. Cf. suppose v. 14. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective]

fainta1340

counterfeit1393

pretense1395

feinta1400

feigned1413

disguisyc1430

colourable1433

pretending1434

simulate1435

dissimuled1475

simulative1490

coloureda1500

dissimulate?a1500

simuled1526

colorate1528

dissembled1539

mock1548

devised1552

pretended?1553

artificial1564

supposed1566

counterfeited1569

supposing?1574

affecteda1586

pretensive1607

false1609

supposite1611

simulara1616

simulatory1618

simulated1622

put-ona1625

ironic1631

ironical1646

devisable1659

pretensional1659

pretenced1660

pretensory1663

vizarded1663

shammed?c1677

sham1681

faux1684

fictitious1739

ostensible1762

made-up1773

mala fide1808

assumed1813

semblative1814

fictioned1820

pretextual1837

pseudo1854

fictive1855

schlenter1881

faked1890

phoney1893

phantom1897

?1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Comoedia xvi. f. 31 The Supposeing-true-sayers, that euermore do lye.

2. That assumes, believes, imagines, or speculates on something; given to supposition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adjective] > that supposes

suppositious1798

supposing1864

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 17 ‘Do you suppose there has been much violence..among these cases?’ ‘I don't suppose at all about it... I ain't one of the supposing sort’.

1911 B. Russell in Mysticism & Logic (1919) x. 221 Whenever a relation of supposing or judging occurs, the terms to which the supposing or judging mind is related by the relation of supposing or judging must be terms with which the mind in question is acquainted.

2001 S. Perly Love Street 101 If you were the supposing kind,..you might have to consider [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supposing
释义	supposingn. Brit. /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/ Forms: see suppose v. and -ing suffix¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppose v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < suppose v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of suppose v.; an instance of this. 1. The action or fact of inclining to think something; conjecturing; assuming; imagining. Also: a conjecture, a hypothesis, an assumption, a supposition. Now usually: the expressing, or an expression, of a thought using the verb ‘suppose’. In early use also: †thinking, belief, opinion (obsolete). †by supposing: as is (or was) supposed (obsolete). †to my supposing: as I think, in my opinion (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun] weenc888 doomc900 advicec1300 wonec1300 opiniona1325 sentence1340 sight1362 estimationc1374 witc1374 assent1377 judgementa1393 supposinga1393 mindc1400 reputationc1400 feelingc1425 suffrage1531 counta1535 existimation1535 consent1599 vote1606 deem1609 repute1610 judicaturea1631 estimate1637 measure1650 sentiment1675 account1703 sensation1795 think1835 the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adverb] by supposinga1393 by (also upon) supposala1425 by supposals1511 suppositively1576 supposedly1597 supposititiously1623 supposably1696 suppositionally1737 suppositiously1829 supposingly1889 suppositorily1961 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > personal opinion > [adverb] > in my opinion to (my) seemingc1386 to my supposinga1393 in my mindc1400 conceitc1405 in one's own conceit1483 in my fantasy1561 to my mind1600 in my seeming1604 in (also to) my conception1650 to my way of thinking1733 if you ask me1873 the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [noun] weeningc900 wenc1000 susposea1325 deeming1340 supposala1425 conjecturec1460 supposing1530 supposition1565 suppose1582 surmise1593 surmisal1641 putation1649 expectation1793 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 3848 Thanne of other thinges Thei spieke aloud for supposinges Of hem that stoden there aboute. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §434 But for to speke of the fer cause..ne kan I nat deme but by coniectynge and by supposynge, for we shuln suppose that they shul come to a wikked ende, by cause þ^t the book of decrees seith. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1041 To my supposynge She koude nat aduersitee endure. J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) l. 64 (MED) Alle thei seyd that yt was, be supposyng, Grwe, but qwat yt ment, thei nyst ryght noght at alle. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lvi. l. 530 More Cler to ȝoure vndirstondyng Thanne Owther Frensch Oþer latyn, to my sopposing. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 278/2 Supposyng, conjecture. c1585 R. Browne Answere to Cartwright 24 By his iffs and supposings he will gather against vs what proofes he list. 1617 G. Wither Abuses Stript (rev. ed.) i. v. 65 He nought complaines Of Mens opinions; but..Doth both their censures and supposings scorne. 1646 S. Marshall Def. Infant-baptism iv. 236 I passe by your scoffes, of my frivolous supposing of Chimeraes. 1678 Present State Christendome & Interest Eng. 18 But this is still the supposing of a Thing not to be supposed. 1753 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (ed. 2) III. ii. 18 Our predominant motive..is mingled and confounded with other motives which the mind, from vanity or self conceit, is desirous of supposing of greater force and influence. 1789 W. Cullen Treat. Materia Medica II. 512 Either for the supposing of this power, or of its effects, I can find no good foundation. 1813 W. White Lect. Catech. Protestant Episcopal Church Lect. viii. 199 There can be no better exposure of the practices alluded to, than the supposing of them attached to the Lord's Prayer. 1857 M. Gatty Parables 2nd Ser. 97 If it comes to supposing..I shall suppose it won't. 1880 A. Giberne Sun, Moon, & Stars x. 215 But supposings often have to give in to facts. 1922 Homiletic Rev. May 365/1 Once so easily and superficially started from the mere suspicion in a given case, the supposing is likely soon to be repeated, to become ere long habitual. 1960 Philos. Rev. 69 478 Willing is..an activity..differing from the wonderings, thinkings, supposings, expectings, picturings, and so forth, that comprise our mental activities. 2009 L. Klein Lady Macbeth's Daughter xxii. 228 Alas, it is..too late for such supposings. †2. Suspicion. Chiefly in to have supposing: to suspect. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] ortrowthc1175 ortrowa1200 untrust?c1225 suspicion1303 suspectiona1340 mistrowa1375 overtrowa1375 misfaitha1382 jealousyc1385 suspectc1386 misdoubtingc1390 untrist1390 mistrowinga1393 mistrusta1393 mistrista1400 supposinga1400 untrestc1400 wantrustc1405 diffidencea1425 misdeemingc1450 untrustingc1450 discredence?a1475 surmise1509 suspensea1513 diffidency1537 distrust1548 distrusting1549 misdoubt1558 discredit1567 misgiving1582 scruple1597 disconfidence1620 inconfidence1627 disaffiance1631 non-fiance1643 defiance1662 suspiciencya1690 reservation1719 disfaith1870 méfiance1876 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > suspect, distrust [phrase] to have, take, occasionally bear suspicion13.. to have or hold (a person or thing) suspectc1380 to have (or hold) in suspectc1386 to have supposinga1400 to enter into suspicion with1471 to have in suspicion1471 to have in jealousy1523 to smell a ratc1540 to smell a fox1599 to be or look shy on or at1837 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 1089 Supposinge [Vesp. mistrauing]. had he sone. þat he sum wikketnes had done. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Ecclus. xi. 5 A man of whom was no supposyng bar the diademe. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5049 (MED) Þe Jauelers supposyng had nane Þat he wald away gane. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 520 The kyng, that na supposing had That thai war mair than he saw thair. †3. Purpose, intention. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose willeOE highOE thoughtOE intent?c1225 achesounc1230 attenta1250 couragec1320 devicec1320 minda1325 studya1382 understanding1382 suggestionc1390 meaninga1393 i-minda1400 minta1400 tent1399 castc1400 ettlingc1400 affecta1425 advicec1425 intention1430 purposec1430 proposea1450 intendment1450 supposing?c1450 pretensionc1456 intellectionc1460 zeal1492 hest?a1513 minting?a1513 institute?1520 intendingc1525 mindfulness1530 cogitationa1538 fordrift1549 forecast1549 designing1566 tention1587 levela1591 intendiment1595 design1597 suppose1597 aim1598 regarda1616 idea1617 contemplationa1631 speculation1631 view1634 way of thinking1650 designation1658 tend1663 would1753 predetermination1764 will to art1920 ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 7624 For supposyng full he had Monkys at cuthbert cors restore. †4. Substitution, replacement. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun] changec1325 substitution1572 shift1573 quid pro quo1580 counterchange1589 supposing1591 subrogation1596 commutation1597 suffection1612 surrogationa1638 supplying1643 changeover1918 1591 T. Lodge Catharos (Hunterian Club) 4 Diogenes wisheth infinite good speede to your good proceedinges, and curseth endleslie your ill demeanors: wishing the last to perish without supposing, the first to flourish without supplanting. †5. Pretending; feigning; forgery. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] foxingc1220 feignc1320 faintise1340 simulation1340 dissimulingc1374 likenessc1384 dissimulationc1386 coverture1393 dissemblationc1425 assimulationa1450 dissemblec1480 fiction1483 dissemblinga1500 irony1502 dissimulance1508 dissembly?c1550 blindation1588 counterfeisance1590 misseeming1590 supposing1596 dissemblance1602 guise1662 dissimulating1794 make-believe1794 representation1805 sham-Abra(ha)m1828 make-belief1837 pretence1862 make-believing1867 postiche1876 kid-stakes1916 smoke and mirrors1980 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. S4 If they raise a slaunder vpon a man of a thing done at home, when hee is a 1000. mile off, it is but Prosopopeya, personæ fictio, the supposing or faining of a person. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. vi. 27 The vain-glory which consisteth in the feigning or supposing of abilities in our selves, which we know are not..is corrected oftentimes by Age, and Employment. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion iii. 62 A place where they understood nothing better than supposing of false titles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). supposingadj. Brit. /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s supposeing, 1800s– supposing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppose v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < suppose v. + -ing suffix². †1. Feigning, pretending. Cf. suppose v. 14. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] fainta1340 counterfeit1393 pretense1395 feinta1400 feigned1413 disguisyc1430 colourable1433 pretending1434 simulate1435 dissimuled1475 simulative1490 coloureda1500 dissimulate?a1500 simuled1526 colorate1528 dissembled1539 mock1548 devised1552 pretended?1553 artificial1564 supposed1566 counterfeited1569 supposing?1574 affecteda1586 pretensive1607 false1609 supposite1611 simulara1616 simulatory1618 simulated1622 put-ona1625 ironic1631 ironical1646 devisable1659 pretensional1659 pretenced1660 pretensory1663 vizarded1663 shammed?c1677 sham1681 faux1684 fictitious1739 ostensible1762 made-up1773 mala fide1808 assumed1813 semblative1814 fictioned1820 pretextual1837 pseudo1854 fictive1855 schlenter1881 faked1890 phoney1893 phantom1897 ?1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Comoedia xvi. f. 31 The Supposeing-true-sayers, that euermore do lye. 2. That assumes, believes, imagines, or speculates on something; given to supposition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adjective] > that supposes suppositious1798 supposing1864 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 17 ‘Do you suppose there has been much violence..among these cases?’ ‘I don't suppose at all about it... I ain't one of the supposing sort’. 1911 B. Russell in Mysticism & Logic (1919) x. 221 Whenever a relation of supposing or judging occurs, the terms to which the supposing or judging mind is related by the relation of supposing or judging must be terms with which the mind in question is acquainted. 2001 S. Perly Love Street 101 If you were the supposing kind,..you might have to consider [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1393adj.?1574
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