presuppose
verb (used with object)
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
presupposed
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past participleof presuppose.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof presuppose.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
presupposeverb (used with object)to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
Example Sentences
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But such arguments presupposed fairy-tale versions of families, in which a child’s sexual identity or religious affiliation never leads to exile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
They also presupposed that the symptoms reported established the existence of a genuine, novel condition akin to traumatic brain damage, only without an obvious injury.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 6, 2023
Of course, that presupposed the pilot had time for such a course.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2021
Nothing against you, but you presupposed that everyone in Paris is rich, which isn’t true.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2021
It presupposed that somewhere or other, outside oneself, there was a “real” world where “real” things happened.
From "1984" by George Orwell
