supposing

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supposing

  • /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/ US
  • /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊzɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of suppose

noun supposings

  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.

conjunction

  1. if hypothetically (optionally followed by that) Let’s go swimming in the lake. - Supposing there are/were 'gators.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: conjecture, hypothesize, guess, speculate, think, theorize, imagine, reckon, say, hypothecate, theorise, assuming, presuming, whether, conjecturing, postulating

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conj if hypothetically

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"supposing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/supposing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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supposing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/supposing

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"supposing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/supposing.

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@misc{supposing_2026,
  title = {supposing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supposing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}