{
    "term": "suppose",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "suppose",
            "heSheIt": "supposes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "supposed",
        "pastParticiple": "supposed",
        "ingForm": "supposing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to think or believe that something is true or possible (based on the knowledge that you have)",
            "sensetop": "suppose (that)…suppose somebody/something (to be/have) something",
            "labels": "(formal)(formal)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Getting a visa isn't as simple as you might suppose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prices will go up, **I suppose**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't suppose for a minute that he'll agree *(= I'm sure that he won't)*.",
                    "contextForm": "suppose (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's reasonable to suppose that he left the note after he tried to call her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Why do you suppose** he resigned?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I suppose all the tickets have been sold now, have they?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**There is no reason to suppose** she's lying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I suppose you think it's funny, do you *(= showing anger)*?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had supposed him (to be) very rich.",
                    "contextForm": "suppose somebody/something (to be/have) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had supposed him a younger man."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["mistakenly", "wrongly", "commonly"],
                "verb + suppose": [
                    "be plausible to",
                    "be reasonable to",
                    "be absurd to"
                ],
                "phrases": ["reason to suppose something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to make a statement, request or suggestion less direct or less strong",
            "sensetop": "suppose (that)…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I could take you in the car, **I suppose** *(= but I don't really want to)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Can I borrow the car?’ ‘I **suppose so** *(= Yes, but I'm not happy about it)*.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What I’m saying, I suppose, is that she’s not really suitable for the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**I don’t suppose (that)** I could have a look at your newspaper, could I?",
                    "contextForm": "suppose (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Suppose we take a later train?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to pretend that something is true; to imagine what would happen if something were true",
            "sensetop": "suppose (that)…suppose somethingsuppose somebody/something (to be/have) something",
            "labels": "(formal)(formal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Suppose flights are fully booked on that day—which other day could we go?",
                    "contextForm": "suppose (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let us suppose, for example, that you are married with two children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's suppose for a moment that these four points are correct."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The theory supposes the existence of life on other planets.",
                    "contextForm": "suppose something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Suppose him (to be) dead—what then?",
                    "contextForm": "suppose somebody/something (to be/have) something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be expected or required to do/be something according to a rule, a custom, an arrangement, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What am I **supposed to do**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're supposed to buy a ticket, but not many people do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I thought we were supposed to be paid today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The engine doesn't sound like it's supposed to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You were supposed to be here an hour ago!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Oops—that wasn't supposed to happen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How was I supposed to know you were waiting for me?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Yes and no.’ ‘**What is that supposed to mean**?’ *(= showing that you are annoyed)*"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be generally believed or expected to be/do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I haven't seen it myself, but it's supposed to be a great movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This combination of qualities is **generally supposed** to be extremely rare."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's supposed to have had hundreds of lovers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not be allowed to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're not supposed to walk on the grass."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpəʊz/",
                "audio": "su/suppose/suppose__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpəʊzɪz/",
                "audio": "su/suppose/supposes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpəʊzd/",
                "audio": "su/suppose/supposed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpəʊzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "su/suppose/supposing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpəʊz/",
                "audio": "su/suppose/suppose__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpəʊzɪz/",
                "audio": "su/suppose/supposes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpəʊzd/",
                "audio": "su/suppose/supposed__us_2_rr.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpəʊzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "su/suppose/supposing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French supposer, from Latin supponere (from sub- ‘from below’ + ponere ‘to place’), but influenced by Latin suppositus ‘set under’ and Old French poser ‘to place’."
}