presuppose
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
(of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause.
Origin of presuppose
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- pre·sup·po·si·tion [pree-suhp-uh-zish-uhn], /ˌpri sʌp əˈzɪʃ ən/, noun
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How to use presuppose in a sentence
I do think that in some cases, boldness presupposes some degree of stability.
Why a 'No Regrets' Philosophy Won't Get You Anywhere, According to Business Guru Daniel Pink | Belinda Luscombe | February 7, 2022 | TimeCapitalism presupposes that you have things like competition, that you have things like price transparency, that you have things like efficient capital markets, that consumers are making choices.
Congresswoman Katie Porter Fighting for a Better America? Better Believe It | Esabelle Lee | February 24, 2021 | OzyIn other words, the very engagement with rational argument and evidence presupposes facts about value.
The Universe Knows Right from Wrong - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Philip Goff | September 9, 2020 | NautilusNever presuppose what business partners are thinking, but reach out, stay in touch, and find out if you can be helpful to them.
How this year’s 40 Under 40 are surviving the pandemic | jonathanvanian2015 | September 7, 2020 | FortuneIt deserves remark, that these early generalizations did not, like scientific inductions, presuppose causation.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart Mill
All social judgments presuppose a system of recognized values.
The New Society | Walther RathenauMore clearly even than petition does thanksgiving presuppose a personal being, capable of appreciating the feeling of gratitude.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtThey actually presuppose its existence in the Church as the necessary condition of their own existence.
Our Lady Saint Mary | J. G. H. BarryIt is however to be understood that the different cases all presuppose the same total moment of momentum.
Time and Tide | Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball
British Dictionary definitions for presuppose
/ (ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz) /
to take for granted; assume
to require or imply as a necessary prior condition
philosophy logic linguistics to require (a condition) to be satisfied as a precondition for a statement to be either true or false or for a speech act to be felicitous. Have you stopped beating your wife? presupposes that the person addressed has a wife and has beaten her
Derived forms of presuppose
- presupposition (ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən), noun
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