supposing

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sup·pos·ing

(sə-pō′zĭng)

conj.

Assuming that: Supposing we're right, what should we do?

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sup•pos•ing

(səˈpoʊ zɪŋ)

conj.

upon the supposition or premise that; in the event that.

[1835–45]

Translations

عَلى فَرَضِ أَنَّهَب أنَّ، على فَرضِ أنَّ

a co jestlidejme tomu, že

forudsat athvis

angenommen

έστω

suponiendo que en el caso de que

jos

en supposant que

pretpostavljeno

ef, ef svo færi aî

e se supponente supponiamo che...

もし･･･と仮定するならば

...이라고 가정하면

antag om

ถ้าสมมุติว่า

diyelim ki eğer

giả sử

假如

supposing

[səˈpəʊzɪŋ] CONJ → si, en el caso de que
see also suppose A1

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

supposing

[səˈpəʊzɪŋ] conj
supposing (that) → supposons que + subj
Supposing you won the lottery → Supposons que vous gagniez à la loterie ...
Supposing something should go wrong, what would you do then? → Supposons que quelque chose n'aille pas, que feriez-vous alors?
Supposing he's right → Supposons qu'il ait raison ...

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

supposing

conj → angenommen; but supposing … → aber wenn …; supposing he can’t do it? → und wenn er es nicht schafft?; even supposing that … → sogar wenn …; always supposing … → immer unter der Annahme, dass …

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

supposing

[səˈpəʊzɪŋ] conj → se, ammesso che + sub

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

suppose

(səˈpəuz) verb

1. to think probable; to believe or guess. Who do you suppose telephoned today?; `I suppose you'll be going to the meeting?' `Yes, I suppose so / No, I don't suppose so.'; Do you suppose she'll win?; `Surely her statement can't be correct?' `No, I suppose not'.

2. to accept as true for the sake of argument; to consider as a possibility. (Let's) suppose we each had $100 to spend; Suppose the train's late – what shall we do?

3. used to make a suggestion or give an order in a polite way. Suppose we have lunch now!; Suppose you make us a cup of tea!

supˈposing

if. Supposing she doesn't come, what shall we do?

be supposed to (be/doetc)

1. to have the reputation of (being etc). He's supposed to be the best doctor in the town.

2. to be expected or obliged to (do something etc). You're supposed to make your own bed every morning.

supposing

→ عَلى فَرَضِ أَنَّ dejme tomu, že forudsat at angenommen έστω suponiendo que jos en supposant que pretpostavljeno e se もし･･･と仮定するならば ...이라고 가정하면 veronderstel dat forutsatt at przypuśćmy, że supondo que если бы antag om ถ้าสมมุติว่า diyelim ki giả sử 假如

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Most of the animals and plants which live close round any small piece of ground, could live on it (supposing it not to be in any way peculiar in its nature), and may be said to be striving to the utmost to live there; but, it is seen, that where they come into the closest competition with each other, the advantages of diversification of structure, with the accompanying differences of habit and constitution, determine that the inhabitants, which thus jostle each other most closely, shall, as a general rule, belong to what we call different genera and orders.

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There is no cogent empirical reason for supposing that the laws determining the motions of living bodies are exactly the same as those that apply to dead matter.

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"And remember that I have not much reason for supposing it to be Bingley.

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