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.

“I don't suppose you could show me the way to the museum?”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. formalUsed 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?

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Cite this entry
APA

I don't suppose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20suppose

MLA

“I don't suppose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20suppose. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I don't suppose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20suppose.

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