vverb.communicationexpress a suppositionSynset:say
Examples:- Let us say that he did not tell the truth
- Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
Derivationally Related Form:supposalsupposition
Hypernyms:speculate
Inherited Hypernyms:supposespeculatereasonthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: suppose)
vverb.cognitionexpect, believe, or supposeSynset:guess imagine opine reckon think
Examples:- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
Derivationally Related Form:guesserguessthoughtsupposalsuppositionopinion
Hypernyms:anticipate expect
Inherited Hypernyms:thinkexpectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:suspect
Full Troponyms:suspect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: reckon, guess, imagine)
vverb.cognitionto believe especially on uncertain or tentative groundsSynset:conjecture hypothecate hypothesise hypothesize speculate theorise theorize
Examples:- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
Derivationally Related Form:theorizerhypothesistheorisationspeculationconjecturesupposalspeculativesuppositionspeculatortheorisertheory
Hypernyms:anticipate expect
Inherited Hypernyms:speculateexpectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:constructdevelopexplicateformulatereconstructretrace
Full Troponyms:etymologizeexplicatematurereconstructredevelop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: theorize, theorise, hypothecate, conjecture, hypothesize, speculate)
vverb.cognitiontake for granted or as a given; suppose beforehandSynset:presuppose
Examples:- I presuppose that you have done your work
Derivationally Related Form:presupposition
Hypernyms:assume presume take for granted
Inherited Hypernyms:presupposeassumeexpectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:positpostulatepremisepremiss
Full Troponyms:insistpostulatepremise
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.cognitionrequire as a necessary antecedent or preconditionTopic:logic
Synset:presuppose
Examples:- This step presupposes two prior ones
Hypernyms:imply
Inherited Hypernyms:presupposeimplyexpressconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something