Suppose
Crossword Clue & Answers

26 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 7 answers for the crossword clue 'Suppose', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Suppose a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Suppose as an answer itself some 68 times.

Suppose is a single word clue made up of 7 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 with the answer being PRESUME, but the most popular answer for this clue is ASSUME.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 30 Nov 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 11 Nov 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 8 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 19 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 11 Aug 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 5 Aug 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 3 Jul 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 2 Jul 2021
• USA Today - 15 May 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 28 Apr 2021

Definitions and usage

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• Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
• To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
• Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
• Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
• Express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

Crossword Answers

5 Letters

OPINE
Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

6 Letters

ASSUME
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

RECKON
Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

7 Letters

BELIEVE
Accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

IMAGINE
Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

PRESUME
Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"

11 Letters

HYPOTHESISE
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"