1. (

• suppose ,
• say ,

) express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money;

2. (

• think ,
• opine ,
• suppose ,
• imagine ,
• reckon ,
• guess

) expect, believe, or suppose; "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" ;

3. (

• speculate ,
• theorize ,
• theorise ,
• conjecture ,
• hypothesize ,
• hypothesise ,
• hypothecate ,
• suppose ,

) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" ;

4. (

• presuppose ,
• suppose ,

) take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" ;

5. (

• presuppose ,
• suppose ,

) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones" ;