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..
had supposed
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past perfectof suppose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Or, just maybe, were they the first hints that the universe is more strange and complex than even our boldest theories had supposed?
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2022
That people were so surprised by these discoveries suggests that the perceptual time lag between technological change and public awareness is longer than we had supposed.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2017
When Galileo turned the telescope to the sky, he found things were not the way philosophers had supposed.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
André has far more in common with Arnold than we had supposed; beneath his mask of dignity and simple patriotism, André is ruthless and ambitious.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2016
The wife of the Mayor was not just another woman as she had supposed.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
