suppositionsup‧po‧si‧tion /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] - The report will be based on fact, not supposition.
- Although research has modified this supposition, it is none the less true that males are generally seducers and females the seduced.
- Eichenbaum and Orbach share this supposition.
- My supposition is not without basis.
- Our literary canons have largely been constructed on such Renaissance suppositions.
- So long as these suppositions were taken seriously, they were not only reassuring, but frequently effective.
- The only other things she had were guesses and suppositions.
- When Agenda 2000 comes into place, the supposition is that the set-aside rate should fall to zero.
► pure supposition His version of events is pure supposition. nounsuppositionpresuppositionverbsupposepresupposeadjectivesupposedadverbsupposedly