supposing en · CCONJ
Pronunciation
- /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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if hypothetically (optionally followed by that)
Supposing our daughter was to marry her sweetheart, and supposing they was to have a son, and supposing he was to grow to man’s estate, and supposing he was to come down to draw cider like as we’re doing, and supposing that there mallet was to fall on his head and kill him, how dreadful it would be!
2013, Flora Annie Steel, “The Three Sillies”, in English Fairy Tales:Let’s go swimming in the lake. - Supposing there are/were 'gators.
Deriveds
Translations (7)
pl o ile (if hypothetically) · bg в случай че (if hypothetically) · vi giá sử (if hypothetically) · pl jeśli (if hypothetically) · pl zakładając, że (if hypothetically) · vi giả sử (if hypothetically) · pl jeżeli (if hypothetically)