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suppose

 
/səˈpoʊz/ conjunction (also supposing /səˈpoʊ·zɪŋ/) (WHAT IF)

Definition

(used at the beginning of a sentence or clause) what would happen if: Suppose we miss the train – what would we do then? Supposing that you had that opportunity, Mrs. Gallagher, what would you say?
(Definition of suppose conjunction (WHAT IF) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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