presuppose
verb (used with object)
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
are presupposing
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present progressiveof presuppose.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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We are presupposing success, however, and instead of sinking or capsizing, the ship appears above the bubbling water, and between the pontoons, which groan and tremble with her weight.
From Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
We are presupposing, be it remembered, the stimulus of honours and criticism and of further honours and further emoluments.
From Mankind in the Making by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
