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supposing

sә'pәjziŋ5 senses · 314 ms
Level C2
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verb/səˈpoʊzɪŋ//səˈpəʊzɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of supposeform-ofgerundparticiple

noun/səˈpoʊzɪŋ//səˈpəʊzɪŋ/
  1. 1

    The act of making a supposition.

    • 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.
conj/səˈpoʊzɪŋ//səˈpəʊzɪŋ/
  1. 1

    if hypothetically (optionally followed by that)

    • Let’s go swimming in the lake. - Supposing there are/were 'gators.

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