supposing
present participle ofsuppose
| 单词 | supposing |
| 释义 | supposing present participle ofsuppose suppose verb uk/səˈpəʊz/us/səˈpoʊz/supposeverb(THINK LIKELY)A2[T] tothinkthat something islikelyto betrue: [+ (that)]Dan didn'tanswerhisphone, so I suppose(that)he'sbusy. Hefoundit a lot moredifficultto get ajobthan he supposed it would be. [+ (that)]Do you suppose(that)Gillian willmarryhim? Itiswidelysupposed(that)theCEOwill beforcedtoresign. [+ to infinitive]We all supposed himtobeGerman, but infacthe wasSwiss. Her newbookis supposedtobe(=generallypeoplethinkit is)very good. to believe someone or something
[+ (that)] used to show that youthinksomething istrue,althoughyouwishthat it were not: I suppose(that)all theticketswill besoldby now. [+ (that)] used when you areannoyed: I suppose(that)you're going to be late again. I suppose(that)youthinkthat'sfunny. Well, Icertainlydon't. B1 used to showunwillingnesstoagree: "Can I go outtonight?" "Oh, I supposeso." [+ (that)]I don'tagreewith it, but I suppose(that)it's for thebest. [+ (that)] used in makingpoliterequests: I don't suppose(that)you couldlendme £5 tilltomorrow?
Guessing, supposing and suspecting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Talking angrily Accepting & agreeing reluctantly Polite expressions supposeverb(NEED)[T]formal toexpectand need: Investment of thiskindsupposes(= would not bepossiblewithout)anincreasein the company'sprofitsthisyear. See also presuppose Being based on or depending on something
Examplesofsupposingsupposing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. How could the way we see things affect our choices,supposingthat it does? From theCambridge English Corpus Intellectuals would have to be compared with social actors other than intellectuals and with non-intellectual modes of action (supposingthese exist). From theCambridge English Corpus I do not see a strong case forsupposingthat the boundary separating accessible and inaccessible mental phenomena falls neatly between representation and processing. From theCambridge English Corpus He began bysupposingthat each different pattern of interconnection could be made to produce a different system response. From theCambridge English Corpus Bysupposingthat there are infinite utilities, the concepts of robustness and fragility are rendered useless as ways of distinguishing between prudential decisions. From theCambridge English Corpus This might be difficult to do, in light of (what we aresupposingwould be) obvious prudential reasons to choose the good. From theCambridge English Corpus I amsupposingthroughout this discussion that there is no opportunity for different intentions to show up in different behavior and different effects. From theCambridge English Corpus So,supposingthat participants under the natural-law approach must "look directly to moral theory," what is the problem with it? From theCambridge English Corpus This fact is best explained, we said, bysupposingthat there is a common property visually represented. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, the conflation can be explained withoutsupposingthat the term is ambiguous. From theCambridge English Corpus This point warrants further exploration by the authors if they wish to retain their strong position ofsupposingthat visual details are never internalised. From theCambridge English Corpus Supposingthat we have already made the pieces and the board, there will still be decisions to be made about the rules. From theCambridge English Corpus But then my contention that one thereby acquires an overriding reason forsupposingthat not not-p would be unclear at best. From theCambridge English Corpus It is, however, natural to conjecture that withoutsupposinginjectivity the dynamics still consists of attracting periodic orbits. From theCambridge English Corpus I amsupposingthat they would acknowledge that they would be better off with economic development, but still prefer equality. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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