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presuppose
[ pree-suh-pohz ]
verb (used with object)
- to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
Synonyms:
- (of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition:
An effect presupposes a cause.
presuppose
/ ËŒpriËsəˈpəʊz; ËŒpriËsÊŒpəˈzɪʃən /
verb
- to take for granted; assume
- to require or imply as a necessary prior condition
- 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, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è°ù±ð·²õ³Ü±è·±è´Ç·²õ¾±Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [pree-suhp-, uh, -, zish, -, uh, n], noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of presuppose1
Example Sentences
It is presupposed that Trump, no matter what, will become the nominee.
It’s a debate that presupposes a fixity, using language long-weaponized by conservative and far-right voices, that many are now challenging and rejecting.
But it also presupposes a grim reality: that some civilian deaths might be proportional.
But for many of us, a final resting place presupposes that one has had a final living place.
"Today's announcement does not presuppose or any way suggest the outcome of the investigations into the tragic incident," he said in a statement.
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