英语词汇“presuppose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	presuppose
释义	Trends of presuppose View usage for: presuppose (priːsəpoʊz) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense presupposes, present participle presupposing, past tense, past participle presupposed verb If one thing presupposes another, the first thing cannot be true or exist unless the second thing is true or exists. All your arguments presuppose that he's a rational, intelligent man. [VERB that] The end of an era presupposes the start of another. [VERB noun] Synonyms: presume, consider, accept, suppose More Synonyms of presuppose presuppose in British English (ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz) verb (transitive) 1. to take for granted; assume 2. to require or imply as a necessary prior condition 3. philosophy, logic, linguistics to require (a condition) to be satisfied as a precondition for a statement to be either true or false or for a speech act to be felicitous. Have you stopped beating your wife? presupposes that the person addressed has a wife and has beaten her Derived forms presupposition (ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən) noun presuppose in American English (ˌprisəˈpoʊz) verb transitiveWord forms: ˌpresupˈposed or ˌpresupˈposing 1. to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted 2. to require or imply as a preceding condition an effect presupposes a cause SIMILAR WORDS: preˈsume Derived forms presupposition (ˌpresuppoˈsition) (ˌprisʌpəˈzɪʃən) noun Word origin ME presupposen < MFr presupposer, altered (based on poser, to place) < ML praesupponere, pp. praesuppositus: see pre- & suppose Examples of 'presuppose' in a sentence presuppose He should also presuppose that the rooms were bugged, avoid inquisitive strangers, and keep the true purpose of his visit to himself. José Latour HAVANA BEST FRIENDS (2002) (verb) in the sense of presume Definition to take for granted All your arguments presuppose that he is a rational man. Synonyms presume I presume you're here on business. consider accept suppose The problem was more complex than he supposed. assume It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar. take it I take it you're a friend of theirs. imply The meeting in no way implies a resumption of contact with the terrorists. take for granted postulate (formal) Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct. posit Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness. take as read Additional synonyms in the sense of assume Definition to take to be true without proof It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar. Synonyms presume, think, believe, expect, accept, suppose, imagine, suspect, guess (informal), take it, fancy, take for granted, infer, conjecture, postulate (formal), surmise, presuppose in the sense of imply Definition to suggest or involve as a necessary consequence The meeting in no way implies a resumption of contact with the terrorists. Synonyms involve, mean, entail, include, require, indicate, import, point to, signify, denote, presuppose, betoken in the sense of posit Definition to lay down as a basis for argument Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness. Synonyms put forward, advance, submit, state, assume, assert, presume, predicate, postulate (formal), propound Nearby words of presuppose presumption presumptive presumptuous presuppose presupposition pretence pretend Synonyms of 'presuppose' presuppose Explore 'presuppose' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of postulate Definition to assume to be true as the basis of an argument or theory Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct. Synonyms presuppose, suppose, advance, propose, assume, put forward, take for granted, predicate, theorize, posit, hypothesize in the sense of suppose Definition to presume (something) to be true without certain knowledge The problem was more complex than he supposed. Synonyms think, imagine, expect, judge, assume, guess (informal), calculate (US, dialect), presume, take for granted, infer, conjecture, surmise, dare say, opine (formal), presuppose, take as read in the sense of take it Definition to assume or believe I take it you're a friend of theirs. Synonyms assume, suppose, presume, expect, imagine, guess (informal)
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