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..
was supposing
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past progressiveof suppose.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In effect, Aristotle was supposing that the younger offsprings were from a litter which was the result of the second pregnancy.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2011
When this was ended, Frank turned to see where Father Hildebrand was, supposing that all would go to their rooms; but as he turned he saw the Abbot coming down alone.
From None Other Gods by Robert Hugh Benson
The question then was, supposing the two beams to be equal when the tube was filled with air, will the exhausting of the tube disturb the equality?
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall
"Oh, no, I don't think very much," said Michael, disclaiming philosophy, and greatly afraid that Mrs. Carthew was supposing him a prig.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie
"And I was supposing a kind of plan," she said, when she had finished.
From A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time by Frances Hodgson Burnett
