The meaning of Posit

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

verb

State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

Usage examples:

The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development

verb

To state an opinion or claim a right forcefully

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] the companies have asserted that everything they did was appropriate., several me…

verb

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

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Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

verb

Put (something) forward as a hypothesis.

Usage examples:

Lack of cushioning in shoes has been hypothesized as a cause of running injuries

verb

Believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

verb

To give a possible but not yet proven explanation for something

Usage examples:

There's no point hypothesizing about how the accident happened, since we'll never really know.

verb

Present or constitute (a problem or danger).

Usage examples:

The sheer number of visitors is posing a threat to the area

noun

A way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn.

Usage examples:

Photographs of boxers in ferocious poses

verb

Puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem.

Usage examples:

We have thus posed the mathematician and the historian

verb

Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

Usage examples:

His theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes

noun

A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the postulate of babylonian influence on greek astronomy is incorrect

noun

Something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition.

Usage examples:

The theory that existence is not a predicate implies, however, that all existential propositions ar…

verb

The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in john went home ).

noun

The part of a sentence that gives information about the subject

Usage examples:

In the sentence "we went to the airport," "went to the airport" is the predicate., [ + that clause …

verb

Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.

Usage examples:

I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building

verb

To believe something to be true because it is likely, although not certain

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] i presume (that) they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitati…

verb

Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.

Usage examples:

Their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old

verb

To think that something is true in advance without having any proof, or to consider that something is necessarily true if something else is true

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] you’re presupposing that he told her – but he may not have., teaching presupposes…

verb

Put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others.

Usage examples:

He proposed a new nine-point peace plan

verb

To suggest or state (a possible plan or action) for consideration

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she proposed to keep the schools open all summer., [ + that clause ] it has oft…

verb

To give someone a plan or idea to consider

Usage examples:

She proposed a tax reform designed to make basic insurance more affordable., propose to do sth he i…

verb

Put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others.

Usage examples:

He began to propound the idea of a ‘social monarchy’ as an alternative to franco

verb

To suggest a theory, belief, or opinion for other people to consider

Usage examples:

It was ptolemy who propounded the theory that the earth was at the centre of the universe.

verb

Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.

Usage examples:

The original settlers were forced to submit to bulgarian rule

verb

Yield to the control of another