Presuppose - English meaning

Presuppose – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.
Usage examples:
Their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old
Synonims:
Require Necessitate Imply Entail Mean Involve Assume Suppose Have as a necessary condition Have as a precondition

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…

Presuppose translation into English

Presuppose: translate from English into Chinese

预设, 臆断, 预先假定

Presuppose: translate from English into Dutch

Vooronderstellen, Insluiten

Presuppose: translate from English into French

Présupposer

Presuppose: translate from English into German

Voraussetzen, Bedingen

Presuppose: translate from English into Hindi

अनुमान करना, मानना, पूर्व-कल्पना करना, पहले से मान लेना, पूर्व धारणा बनाना या पूर्वानुमान करना, सम्मिनित या सन्निहित करना, उपलक्षित करना

Presuppose: translate from English into Italian

Presuppone, Presupporre

Presuppose: translate from English into Korean

가정하다, 미리 추정하다, 미리 가정하다, 필요조건으로서 우선 인정하다

Presuppose: translate from English into Russian

Предполагают, Предполагать, Заключать в себе, Включать в себя

Presuppose: translate from English into Spanish

Presuponer, Suponer

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French presupposer, suggested by medieval Latin praesupponere, from prae ‘before’ + supponere ‘place under’ (see suppose).

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Presuppose – similar words

presupposing

verb
Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.
Usage examples:
Their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old

Presupposing - all meanings in English

presupposes

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…

Presupposes - all meanings in English

presupposed

verb
Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.
Usage examples:
Their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old

Presupposed - all meanings in English

presupposal

noun
A supposition formed beforehand; a presupposition.

Presupposal - all meanings in English

Presuppose synonims

assume

verb
Suppose to be the case, without proof.
Usage examples:
Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

Assume - all meanings in English

entail

verb
Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
Usage examples:
A situation which entails considerable risks

noun
A limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations.
Usage examples:
The damage being done in england by entails

verb
To involve or make something necessary
Usage examples:
Any investment entails risk.

Entail - all meanings in English

imply

verb
Indicate the truth or existence of (something) by suggestion rather than explicit reference.
Usage examples:
Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge

verb
To suggest something without saying it directly, or to involve something as a necessary part or condition
Usage examples:
[ + (that) clause ] he implied (that) the error was mine., democracy implies free elections.

Imply - all meanings in English

involve

verb
Have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result.
Usage examples:
My job involves a lot of travelling

verb
To include someone or something in an activity
Usage examples:
The accident involved two cars and a truck., the operation involves inserting a small tube into the…

Involve - all meanings in English

mean

verb
Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.
Usage examples:
I don't know what you mean

adjective
Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.
Usage examples:
She felt mean not giving a tip

noun
The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.
Usage examples:
Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

Mean - all meanings in English

necessitate

verb
Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.
Usage examples:
A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches

verb
To make something necessary
Usage examples:
An important meeting necessitates my being in houston on friday.

Necessitate - all meanings in English

require

verb
Need for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
Three patients required operations

Require - all meanings in English

suppose

səˈpəʊz

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…

Suppose - all meanings in English

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