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
"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
It was whispering that the vibrations heard by the man who was supposing it to be the actual sound of the fan were fallacious.
From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
But very little Coleridge had troubled himself to investigate Voltaire's views, even where he was supposing himself to be ranged in opposition to them.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp
He was supposing me a great lawyer and himself a great merchant and all that.
From The Soldier of the Valley by Nelson Lloyd
