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I don't suppose

I don't suppose phrase: used to introduce a question, implying that eliciting an affirmative answer from the interlocutor would be unlikely yet desirable for the speaker.

Phrase

I don't suppose

  1. (formal) Used to introduce a question, implying that eliciting an affirmative answer from the interlocutor would be unlikely yet desirable for the speaker.
    • I don't suppose you could show me the way to the museum?

Questions about I don't suppose

What does I don't suppose mean?
I don't suppose means used to introduce a question, implying that eliciting an affirmative answer from the interlocutor would be unlikely yet desirable for the speaker.
What part of speech is I don't suppose?
I don't suppose is a phrase.

Words near I don't suppose in the dictionary

  1. I don't have any money
  2. I don't know
  3. I don't know about that
  4. I don't mind
  5. I don't speak English
  6. I don't suppose
  7. I don't think
  8. I don't think so
  9. I don't understand
  10. I don't want it
  11. I don't want to buy anything

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