The meaning of Postulate

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

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

Usage examples:

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

Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument.

Usage examples:

The confucian view posits a perfectible human nature

noun

A statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true.

Usage examples:

Aristotle divides posits into two types, definitions and hypotheses.

verb

To suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed

Usage examples:

[ + that ] if we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize t…

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 for consideration.

Usage examples:

I suggest that we wait a day or two

verb

To mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider

Usage examples:

They were wondering where to hold the office party and i suggested the italian restaurant on main s…

verb

Think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge.

Usage examples:

I suppose i got there about noon

verb

To expect or believe

Usage examples:

[ i ] "will you be going with them?" "yes, i suppose (so).", [ + (that) clause ] "you don’t suppose…

verb

To think that something is likely to be true

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] dan didn't answer his phone, so i suppose (that) he's busy., he found it a lot more di…

idiom

To never think about something because you believe it will always be available or stay exactly the same

Usage examples:

I took it for granted that i would find the perfect job., it’s easy to take your parents for granted.

verb

Form a theory or theories about something.

Usage examples:

He theorized that the atolls marked the sites of vanished volcanoes

verb

To suggest an explanation for something

Usage examples:

Investigators theorized that ice had built up on the wings of the plane, causing it to stall soon a…