# supposing

Pronunciation: say "suh-POH-zing" US /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/, UK /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/

## Conjunction

1. Introduces a hypothetical situation or condition, much as if does, sometimes followed by that.
   - Simple: Used to ask or imagine what would happen if something were true.
   - _Supposing that the train is delayed, we can always wait at the cafe._
   - _Supposing everyone agreed, the plan could still fail for other reasons._

## Verb

2. Present participle of suppose. — present participle and gerund of suppose
   - Simple: The -ing form of suppose. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
   - _Rather than supposing the project had failed, she asked the team for an update._
   - _Supposing too much about other people's motives often leads a person into error._

## Noun

3. The act of forming a supposition: taking something to be true without firm proof.
   - Simple: The act of guessing or imagining that something is true without real proof.
   - _Her endless supposing about the future left her constantly anxious._
   - _The whole case rested on careful supposing rather than on hard evidence._

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