In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyâs pot filled with coffee.
SUPPOSE
think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
(verb) expect, believe, or suppose; âI imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novelâ; âI thought to find her in a bad stateâ; âhe didnât think to find her in the kitchenâ; âI guess she is angry at me for standing her upâ
speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
(verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; âScientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swampsâ
presuppose, suppose
(verb) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; âThis step presupposes two prior onesâ
presuppose, suppose
(verb) take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; âI presuppose that you have done your workâ
suppose, say
(verb) express a supposition; âLet us say that he did not tell the truthâ; âLetâs say you had a lot of money--what would you do?â
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
suppose (third-person singular simple present supposes, present participle supposing, simple past and past participle supposed)
(transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
(transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.
(transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
(transitive) To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature.
(transitive) To put by fraud in the place of another.
Synonyms
• assume (1,2)
• See also suppose
Source: Wiktionary
Sup*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Supposing.] Etym: [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere, suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit. See Pose.]
1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result Suppose they take offence without a cause. Shak. When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not to make any doubt of its existence. Tillotson.
2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true. How easy is a bush supposed a bear! Shak. Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead. 2 Sam. xiii. 32.
3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight. One falsehood always supposes another, and renders all you can say suspected. Female Quixote.
4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]
Syn.
– To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view; regard; conjecture; assume.
Sup*pose", v. i.
Definition: To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion. Acts ii. 15.
Sup*pose", n.
Definition: Supposition. [Obs.] Shak. "A base suppose that he is honest." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
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