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| Getting a visa isn't as simple as you might suppose. | suppose +
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| Prices will go up, I suppose. | suppose +
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| suppose sb/sth to be/have sth: This combination of qualities is generally supposed to be extremely rare. | suppose +
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| suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj.: She had supposed him (to be) very rich. | suppose +
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| suppose sb/sth + noun: I had supposed his wife a younger woman. | suppose +
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| suppose (that)...: I don't suppose for a minute that he'll agree (= I'm sure that he won't). | suppose +
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| Why do you suppose he resigned? | suppose +
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| I suppose all the tickets have been sold now, have they? | suppose +
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| There is no reason to suppose she's lying. | suppose +
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| I suppose you think it's funny, do you? (= showing anger). | suppose +
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| suppose (that)...: Suppose flights are fully booked on that day—which other day could we go? | suppose +
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| Let us suppose, for example, that you are married with two children. | suppose +
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| suppose sth: The theory supposes the existence of life on other planets. | suppose +
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| suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj./noun: Suppose him (to be) dead—what then? | suppose +
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| I could take you in the car, I suppose (= but I don't really want to). | suppose +
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| 'Can I borrow the car?' 'I suppose so ' (= Yes, but I'm not happy about it). | suppose +
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| What I'm saying, I suppose, is that she's not really suitable for the job. | suppose +
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| suppose (that)...: I don't suppose (that) I could have a look at your newspaper, could I? | suppose +
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| Suppose we take a later train? | suppose +
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