The action of thinking, supposing, expecting, etc. In Middle English often = mere opinion, surmise or suspicion (as opposed to certain knowledge).

Pathology. A sebaceous cystic tumour under the skin, occurring chiefly on the head.

intransitive. = suppose, v.

The forming or expressing of a judgement or opinion; thinking, opining; †censure; †a surmise or suspicion.

The action of supposing something, supposition. Formerly often in on (also †upon) supposal of (also †that). Also parenthetically, †by (also upon) su…

The supposing or putting of an imaginary case; supposition. (Cf. conject, v. 1c) Obsolete. rare.

The action or fact of inclining to think something; conjecturing; assuming; imagining. Also: a conjecture, a hypothesis, an assumption, a…

An idea or notion sufficiently probable to be practically assumed as true, or to be at least admitted as possibly true, on account of consistency…

The action of supposing something, in various senses of the verb; supposition. Obsolete.

An idea formed in the mind (and, often, expressed) that something may be true, but without certainty and on very slight evidence, or with no…

= surmise, n.

The action of considering or reckoning; supposition, estimation.

Supposition with regard to what is present or past. Cf. expect, v. 5. Obsolete.