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1 supposing
[sə'pəuzɪŋ]conj(a) jeśli or gdyby, przypuśćmy, że -
2 if
[ɪf]conj1) ( conditional use) jeżeli, jeśli; (with unreal or unlikely conditions, in polite requests) gdybyI'll go if you come with me — pójdę, jeśli or jeżeli pójdziesz ze mną
I'd be pleased if you could do it — cieszyłbym się, gdybyś mógł to zrobić
if necessary — jeśli to konieczne, jeśli trzeba
if I were you … — (ja) na twoim miejscu …
2) ( whenever) gdy tylko, zawsze gdy or kiedyif we are in Scotland, we always go to see her — gdy tylko jesteśmy w Szkocji, zawsze ją odwiedzamy
3) ( although)I am determined to finish it, (even) if it takes all week — zamierzam to skończyć, choćby (nawet) miało to zabrać cały tydzień
4) ( whether) czyask him if he can come — zapytaj go, czy może przyjść
5)if so/not — jeśli tak/nie
if only to — choćby po to, (że)by +infin
See also:- as* * *[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) jeśli2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) gdyby3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) gdy, kiedy4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) mimo,że5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) czy•- if only
См. также в других словарях:
supposing — [sə pō′ziŋ] conj. assuming that; on the assumption that … English World dictionary
Supposing — Suppose Sup*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supposing}.] [F. supposer; pref. sub under + poser to place; corresponding in meaning to L. supponere, suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit. See {Pose}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supposing — suppose, supposing Both words are used as quasi conjunctions to introduce an assumption or hypothesis: • Suppose the guards were more alert, security measures more effective R. Ludlum, 1978 • Supposing there s a change of venue CNN news… … Modern English usage
supposing — conjunction Date: 1663 if by way of hypothesis ; on the assumption that < supposing I did agree with you > … New Collegiate Dictionary
supposing — Synonyms and related words: allowing that, although, as if, as though, assuming that, assumption, axiom, conjecture, guesswork, hypothesis, if, inference, postulate, postulation, postulatum, premise, presumption, presupposal, presupposition,… … Moby Thesaurus
supposing — conjunction Etymology: from present participle of suppose (I) : if by way of hypothesis : on the assumption that supposing a large cube of white material to be placed on sandy ground of an orange hue C.W.H.Johnson … Useful english dictionary
supposing — /seuh poh zing/, conj. upon the supposition or premise that; in the event that. [1835 45; see SUPPOSE, ING2] * * * … Universalium
supposing — (Roget s IV) conj. & modif. Syn. if, in case that, in these circumstances, under these conditions, let us suppose, allowing that, granting that, presuming, assuming, presupposing, with the supposition that, taking for granted that … English dictionary for students
supposing — conj. if, assuming that sup·pose || sÉ™ pəʊz ,spəʊz v. presume to be true, hypothesize; believe; think; consider as a possibility … English contemporary dictionary
supposing — conjunction suppose2 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
supposing — sup•pos•ing [[t]səˈpoʊ zɪŋ[/t]] conj. fun upon the supposition or premise that; in the event that • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang