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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
assume / suppose
Teachers, anyone would tell me what's the difference in the meanings of these two verbs, assume and suppose, please?
They seem to mean the same to me: to guess or to think.
Ex) "A sign, she assumed, of affection."
Ex) "He has a face that she supposed had caused the girls in his highg school to sigh into their pillows at night."
They seem to mean the same to me: to guess or to think.
Ex) "A sign, she assumed, of affection."
Ex) "He has a face that she supposed had caused the girls in his highg school to sigh into their pillows at night."
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You're right, since the verbs 'assume' and 'suppose' are synonyms here -- they both have the sense of 'think' or 'believe'.
- You're right, since the verbs 'assume' and 'suppose' are synonyms here -- they both have the sense of 'think' or 'believe'.
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You're right, since the verbs 'assume' and 'suppose' are synonyms here -- they both have the sense of 'think' or 'believe'.
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"Assume" can also have the meaning of "to take on / adopt": He assumed the position of department head last week.
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