presuppose
verb (used with object)
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
have been presupposing
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present perfect progressiveof presuppose.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I had for a week past only issued the Dutch form; to have issued the French, would have been presupposing the treaty to be in existence.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
