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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•sup•pose /ˌprisəˈpoʊz/USA pronunciation v. [not: be + ~-ing], -posed, -pos•ing. - to suppose to be true; take for granted in advance: [~ + object]An effect presupposes a cause.[~ + (that) clause]Your theory presupposes that time existed at the beginning of the universe.
pre•sup•po•si•tion /ˌprisʌpəˈzɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable]See -pos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•sup•pose (prē′sə pōz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -posed, -pos•ing. - to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
- (of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition:An effect presupposes a cause.
- Middle French presupposer. See pre-, suppose
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged presume.
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