suppose
verb (used with object)
to assume (something) for the sake of argument, as part of a proposition or theory, a problem set to be solved as an exercise, etc..
am supposing
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present progressiveof suppose (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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First of all, I am supposing that you have not read the book.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2017
The pale boy, who I am supposing is named Mr. Gideon, stops and tips his bowler.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
I am supposing a house of the best class, but not necessarily of the largest size.
From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Gertrude Jekyll
I am supposing the hounds have found a good fox that knows more than one parish, and are running him with a holding scent.
From Riding Recollections, 5th ed. by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
Hunger, I know, will quicken the jaws in either case, but I am supposing them on an equal footing in this respect.
From The Young Man's Guide by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
