"supposing" meaning in English

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Conjunction

IPA: /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/ [General-American], /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-supposing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ Head templates: {{en-conjunction}} supposing
  1. if hypothetically (optionally followed by that) Translations (if hypothetically): в случай че (v slučaj če) (Bulgarian), giả sử (Vietnamese), giá sử (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-supposing-en-conj-up~NyySX

Noun

IPA: /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/ [General-American], /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-supposing.ogg [US] Forms: supposings [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} supposing (plural supposings)
  1. The act of making a supposition.
    Sense id: en-supposing-en-noun-gZCmjOGZ

Verb

IPA: /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/ [General-American], /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-supposing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} supposing
  1. present participle and gerund of suppose Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: suppose
    Sense id: en-supposing-en-verb-MnEuMKeC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 1 57

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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