supposing
Word-form referencessuppose
Pronunciations (2)
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/səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/səˈpəʊzɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
The act of making a supposition.
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More examples (1)
She could have joined most comfortably in all their supposings, and suspicions, and doubts, and prognostications, but the honour of the family was too nearly concerned to allow free reins to her tongue.
Conjunction
if hypothetically (optionally followed by that)
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Let’s go swimming in the lake. - Supposing there are/were 'gators.
More examples (1)
Supposing our daughter was to marry her sweetheart, and supposing they was to have a son, and supposing he was to grow to man’s estate, and supposing he was to come down to draw cider like as we’re doing, and supposing that there mallet was to fall on his head and kill him, how dreadful it would be!
Word forms
supposings