Presuppose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌiːsəpˈoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌiːsəpˈəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌiːsəpˈəʊz/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˌiːsəpˈoʊz/.

Examples

I presuppose that you have done your work
This step presupposes two prior ones

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suppose

Parts of Speech

verb	take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand “I presuppose that you have done your work”
verb	require as a necessary antecedent or precondition “This step presupposes two prior ones”

Word Forms

presupposition

noun

the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

voraussetzen

für selbstverständlich oder gegeben halten; vorher mal vermuten

🇫🇷French

présupposer

prendre pour acquis ou comme acquis ; supposer à l'avance

🇪🇸Spanish

presuponer

dar por sentado o como un hecho; suponer de antemano

🇮🇹Italian

presupporre

dare per scontato o come dato; supponiamo in anticipo

🇳🇱Dutch

vooronderstellen

als vanzelfsprekend of als een gegeven beschouwen; veronderstel vooraf

🇵🇹Portuguese

pressupor

tomar como certo ou como dado; suponha de antemão

🇷🇺Russian

предполагать

принимать как должное или как данность; предположим заранее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमान करना

मान लिया जाए या दिया हुआ मान लिया जाए; पहले से मान लो

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান করা

take for granted or as a given; আগে থেকে ধরুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊகிக்கிறேன்

ஒரு பொருட்டாகவோ அல்லது கொடுக்கப்பட்டதாகவோ எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்; முன்பே நினைக்கிறேன்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహించు

మంజూరు కోసం లేదా ఇచ్చినట్లుగా తీసుకోండి; ముందుగా అనుకుందాం

🇮🇳Marathi

गृहीत धरा

गृहीत धरा किंवा दिले म्हणून; आधी समजा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધારો

ગ્રાન્ટેડ અથવા આપેલ તરીકે લેવું; અગાઉ ધારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರುವಂತೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಮೊದಲೇ ಊಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊഹിക്കുക

നിസ്സാരമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തന്നിരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ എടുക്കുക; മുൻകൂട്ടി കരുതുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਨ ਲਓ

ਗ੍ਰਾਂਟ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਓ; ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਮੰਨ ਲਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرض کریں

قدر کے طور پر لینا یا بطور دیا جانا؛ پہلے سے فرض کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预设

视为理所当然或理所当然；事先假设

🇯🇵Japanese

前提とする

当然のこと、または当然のこととして考える。事前に想定する

🇰🇷Korean

가정하다

당연하게 여기거나 주어진 것으로 받아들이십시오. 미리 가정하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giả định trước

coi đó là điều hiển nhiên hoặc như một điều hiển nhiên; giả sử trước

🇹🇭Thai

สมมุติ

ถือว่ารับหรือได้รับ; สมมุติไว้ก่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengandaikan

menerima begitu saja atau begitu saja; kira sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

ipagpalagay

take for granted or as a given; kunwari muna

🇲🇾Malay

mengandaikan

ambil mudah atau sebagai pemberian; andaikan terlebih dahulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افترض

خذ كأمر مسلم به أو كأمر مسلم به؛ افترض مسبقا

🇮🇷Persian

پیش فرض

بدیهی یا به عنوان داده شده از قبل فرض کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

varsaymak

verili veya verili olarak almak; önceden varsayalım

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַנִיחַ מִרֹאשׁ

לקבל כמובן מאליו או כנתון; נניח מראש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'presuppose'?

The primary meaning of 'presuppose' is 'take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'presuppose' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'presuppose' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'presuppose' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'presuppose' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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