presuppose
verb (used with object)
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
is presupposing
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present progressiveof presuppose (3rd person singular).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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That is presupposing that she cares for me.
From The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart
But—but——" she faltered, "all this is presupposing that Messer Francesco is indeed the Count of Aquila.
From Love-at-Arms by Rafael Sabatini
And this is presupposing we know something of the introduction of man: how few years ago all beds earlier than the Pleistocene were characterised as being before the monkey epoch.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
