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Supposition - English meaning

Supposition – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis.

Usage examples:

They were working on the supposition that his death was murder
noun

An idea that something may be true, although it is not certain

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] the investment was based on the supposition that there was adequate demand for a …

Supposition translation into English

Supposition: translate from English into Chinese

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假设, 假想, 臆测, 臆说

Supposition: translate from English into Dutch

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Veronderstelling, Onderstelling, Hypothese, Mening

Supposition: translate from English into French

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Supposition, Hypothèse

Supposition: translate from English into German

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Annahme, Vermutung, Mutmaßung, Spekulation

Supposition: translate from English into Hindi

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अनुमान, कल्पना, तर्क, प्रकल्पना, कल्पितार्थ

Supposition: translate from English into Italian

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Supposizione, Ipotesi

Supposition: translate from English into Korean

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상상

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Предположение

Supposition: translate from English into Spanish

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Suposición, Hipótesis

Word origin

late Middle English (as a term in scholastic logic): from Old French, or from late Latin suppositio(n- ) (translating Greek hupothesis ‘hypothesis’), from the verb supponere (see suppose).

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