Older people can learn much more quickly than is commonly supposed. There was good reason to suppose that she had left the country. She was accompanied by a man whom we supposed to be her husband. I suppose we could afford a new car. I suppose I had better get back to work. Sarah supposed that she could stay with her parents if all else failed. These birds are popularly supposed to come out only at night , but this is by no means always the case.
Some authors have erroneously supposed that it was built out of the ruins of Old Penrith. The law supposes that parents know what is best for their children. Definition and synonyms of suppose from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. This is the British English definition of suppose. View American English definition of suppose. Change your default dictionary to American English.
Using suppose to when you mean supposed to is an increasingly frequent error, but one that is widely shunned. Are you on information overload? No worries. Suppose is used a verb, while supposed is used, primarily, as an adjective. To remember when to use them, pair the shorter word with the shorter grammar term. In other words, suppose and verb are shorter than supposed and adjective. Is it suppose or supposed? As with most English usage questions, that depends on the context of your sentence.
Supposed to 6 Tricks to Remember the Difference 7 Summary. Word Lists. Choose your language. Adjectives Adjectives: forms Adjectives: order Adjective phrases: functions Adjective phrases: position Adjectives and adjective phrases: typical errors. Comparison: adjectives bigger , biggest , more interesting Comparison: clauses bigger than we had imagined Comparison: comparisons of equality as tall as his father As … as.
Adverbs Adverb phrases Adverbs and adverb phrases: position Adverbs and adverb phrases: typical errors Adverbs: forms Adverbs: functions Adverbs: types Comparison: adverbs worse, more easily Fairly Intensifiers very, at all Largely Much , a lot , lots , a good deal : adverbs Pretty Quite Rather Really Scarcely Very.
Above or over? Across , over or through? Advice or advise? Affect or effect? All or every? All or whole? Allow , permit or let? Almost or nearly? Alone , lonely , or lonesome?
Along or alongside? Already , still or yet? Also , as well or too? Alternate ly , alternative ly Although or though? Altogether or all together?
Amount of , number of or quantity of? Any more or anymore? Anyone , anybody or anything? Apart from or except for? Arise or rise? Around or round? Arouse or rouse? As or like? As , because or since? As , when or while? Been or gone? Begin or start? Beside or besides? Between or among?
Born or borne? Bring , take and fetch Can , could or may? Classic or classical? Come or go? Consider or regard? Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents? Different from , different to or different than? Do or make? Down , downwards or downward? During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern? Economic or economical? Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest?
End or finish? Especially or specially? Except or except for? Expect , hope or wait? Experience or experiment? Fall or fall down? Far or a long way? Farther , farthest or further , furthest? Fast , quick or quickly?
Fell or felt? Female or feminine ; male or masculine? Finally , at last , lastly or in the end? First , firstly or at first? Fit or suit? Following or the following? For or since? Forget or leave?
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