presuppose
verb/ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz/
/ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they presuppose | /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz/ /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz/ |
| he / she / it presupposes | /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzɪz/ /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzɪz/ |
| past simple presupposed | /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzd/ /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzd/ |
| past participle presupposed | /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzd/ /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzd/ |
| -ing form presupposing | /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzɪŋ/ /ˌpriːsəˈpəʊzɪŋ/ |
- presuppose something to accept something as true or existing and act on that basis, before it has been proved to be true synonym presume
- Teachers sometimes presuppose a fairly high level of knowledge by the students.
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- presuppose that… | presuppose something to depend on something in order to exist or be true synonym assume
- His argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power.
- This argument presupposes that all children start off life with equal advantages.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French presupposer, suggested by medieval Latin praesupponere, from prae ‘before’ + supponere ‘place under’ (from sub- ‘from below’ + ponere ‘to place’).
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