To conjecture; assume.
To forecast.
To guess beforehand.
To anticipate; expect.
A conjecture; an assumption.
To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
To stand underneath, to support.
To grasp a concept fully in one's mind, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.