presuppose
verb (used with object)
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
have presupposed
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present perfectof presuppose.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“That is not to say we have presupposed or prejudged but we need to understand more about this.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2015
"That is not to say we have presupposed or prejudged but we need to understand more about this."
From US News ● Nov. 9, 2015
The results we have presupposed are precisely those which we find to have existed at one time in the Mississippi Valley.
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Ignatius Donnelly
We have presupposed a certain amount of education and culture in the home by maintaining for it intelligence and unselfishness.
From Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes by J. M. Judy
It can surprise no one that this body, the members of which, as critics, supported themselves by borrowing, should have presupposed similar action on my part, as author.
From The Feast at Solhoug by William Archer
