presuppose
verb (used with object)
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
had presupposed
-
past perfectof presuppose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The postwar social contract had presupposed conditions that, in 1979, no longer existed: industrial dominance, a strong dollar, capital controls and, above all, cheap energy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2020
It contradicts all that they had presupposed of the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the first I had presupposed all this.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It was here that the opposite of the hypothesis which I had presupposed suggested itself to me with surprising force.
From Psychology and Industrial Efficiency by Hugo Münsterberg
But, as Billy had presupposed, it was the very danger which lured the fugitive.
From The Seventh Man by Max Brand
