| 释义 | [ suh-poh-zing ] / səˈpoʊ zɪŋ /SEE SYNONYMS FOR supposing ON THESAURUS.COM 
 conjunctionupon the supposition or premise that; in the event that.Origin of supposingFirst recorded in 1835–45; see origin at suppose, -ing2OTHER WORDS FROM supposingnon·sup·pos·ing, adjectiveWords nearby supposingsupposal, suppose, supposed, supposedly, supposed to, supposing, supposition, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive, suppositoryDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for supposingAnd supposing they do—will they really fight for it, thoroughly and relentlessly? Racism and Religious Zionist Youth Movements: Own Up|Dr. Assaf David|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEASTWoodward is supposing that the supercommittee was the only place for discussions about a bargain including revenues. Bob Woodward's So-Called Thinking Sort Of Explained|Michael Tomasky|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEASTAs such, there seems no compelling reason for supposing that it be listened to in respectful, forelock-tugging silence. In Praise of Joe Wilson|Alex Massie|September 10, 2009|DAILY BEASTThe ladies looked that way: but I would not, supposing it was Mr. Williams. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded|Samuel Richardson
Now, Miss Bruce, supposing you let me give you a lift to the station? The War-Workers|E.M. DelafieldAnd supposing it is so, monsieur, what business is it of yours how we look upon things? The Galley Slave's Ring|Eugne SueThe term "rogue" is scarcely sufficiently accounted for by supposing it to be the English equivalent for the Singhalese word Hora. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon|J. Emerson TennentThe president of the mess, supposing him to be ill, sent to make inquiries. Domestic folk-lore|T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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