Suppose
verb
To believe that something is probably true.
I suppose she was very upset about the situation.
verb
To imagine or pretend.
Suppose you won a million dollars. What would you do with it?
verb
To think that something is likely to be true.
He supposed that his team would win the game.
verb
To be required to do something by law or rule.
You're supposed to pay the tax by the end of the year.
verb
Used to make a suggestion or proposal.
Suppose we go to the park instead of watching TV?
verb
To believe that something is probably true.
I suppose she was very upset about the situation.
verb
To imagine or pretend.
Suppose you won a million dollars. What would you do with it?
verb
To think that something is likely to be true.
He supposed that his team would win the game.
verb
To be required to do something by law or rule.
You're supposed to pay the tax by the end of the year.
verb
Used to make a suggestion or proposal.
Suppose we go to the park instead of watching TV?
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Uncertainty
Use 'suppose' to express a belief that's not fully confirmed.
I suppose he might come to the party.
Pro Tip 2/2Softening Statements
'Suppose' can make a statement or opinion less direct or assertive.
I suppose we could try your idea.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Uncertainty
Use 'suppose' to express a belief that's not fully confirmed.
I suppose he might come to the party.
Pro Tip 2/2Softening Statements
'Suppose' can make a statement or opinion less direct or assertive.
I suppose we could try your idea.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Uncertainty
Use 'suppose' to express a belief that's not fully confirmed.
I suppose he might come to the party.
Pro Tip 2/2Softening Statements
'Suppose' can make a statement or opinion less direct or assertive.
I suppose we could try your idea.
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should take an infinite amount of time. In other words, it says that all motion is impossible. This conclusion is clearly absurd, but where is the flaw in the logic? To resolve the paradox, it helps to turn the story into a math problem. Let's supposed that Zeno's house is one mile from the park
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The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
script and it doesn't do always what it's supposed to do on time and we live in such changing times now with climate change we went with an idea of a basic idea what we wanted and then like i said it just grew and grew and grew and it turned into a much bigger project but it paid off more
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What happens when our...
take control of the world and stick electrodes into the facial muscles of humans to cause constant, beaming grins. Another example, suppose we give A.I. the goal to solve a difficult mathematical problem. When the A.I. becomes superintelligent,
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What can Schrödinger's...
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Music as a language -...
And most importantly, remember that a language works best when we have something interesting to say. Many music teachers never find out what their students have to say. We only tell them what they are supposed to say.
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The best kindergarten...
You never melt in rain. So, children are supposed to be outside. So that is how we should treat them. This is how they divide classrooms. They are supposed to help teachers.
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A funny look at the...
without the awkward discomfort of eye contact I call that advancement we were supposed to be caught up in a communication tsunami the likes of which the world has
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Watch This Veteran Fly...
supposed to have and it's been a good life you just buy
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Your body language may...
So I said, fake it till you make it. It's not me. I don't want to get there and then still feel like a fraud. I don't want to feel like an impostor. I don't want to get there only to feel like I'm not supposed to be here. And that really resonated with me, because I want to tell you a little story about being an impostor
Video examples
What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
should take an infinite amount of time. In other words, it says that all motion is impossible. This conclusion is clearly absurd, but where is the flaw in the logic? To resolve the paradox, it helps to turn the story into a math problem. Let's supposed that Zeno's house is one mile from the park
Video examples
The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
script and it doesn't do always what it's supposed to do on time and we live in such changing times now with climate change we went with an idea of a basic idea what we wanted and then like i said it just grew and grew and grew and it turned into a much bigger project but it paid off more
Video examples
How to understand power...
Do you sense them? Do you understand power? Do you realize why it matters? Power is something we are often uncomfortable talking about. That's especially true in civic life, how we live together in community. In a democracy, power is supposed to reside with the people, period.
Video examples
What happens when our...
take control of the world and stick electrodes into the facial muscles of humans to cause constant, beaming grins. Another example, suppose we give A.I. the goal to solve a difficult mathematical problem. When the A.I. becomes superintelligent,
Video examples
What can Schrödinger's...
You've been observing the physics of everyday phenomena your entire life. But suppose we explore a question about the physics of atoms, like what does the motion of an electron around the nucleus of a hydrogen atom look like?
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Music as a language -...
And most importantly, remember that a language works best when we have something interesting to say. Many music teachers never find out what their students have to say. We only tell them what they are supposed to say.
Video examples
The best kindergarten...
You never melt in rain. So, children are supposed to be outside. So that is how we should treat them. This is how they divide classrooms. They are supposed to help teachers.
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A funny look at the...
without the awkward discomfort of eye contact I call that advancement we were supposed to be caught up in a communication tsunami the likes of which the world has
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Watch This Veteran Fly...
supposed to have and it's been a good life you just buy
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
The Bible says to 'fear not,' but this doesn't mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Author
After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?
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Ira Glass
American Journalist
I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
I suppose, if helping a patient die is killing, I suppose I'm a killer.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
I've always said everything happens the way it's supposed to.
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Zareen Khan
Indian Actress
Not everybody in this world is supposed to like me.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
I am the character you are not supposed to like.
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John Boyne
Irish Novelist
I suppose books are my real passion in life.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
The Bible says to 'fear not,' but this doesn't mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Author
After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?
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Ira Glass
American Journalist
I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
I suppose, if helping a patient die is killing, I suppose I'm a killer.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
I've always said everything happens the way it's supposed to.
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Zareen Khan
Indian Actress
Not everybody in this world is supposed to like me.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
I am the character you are not supposed to like.
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John Boyne
Irish Novelist
I suppose books are my real passion in life.
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