presupposes
- present tense form of presuppose (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Every technological system presupposes some notion of what human beings are.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Explaining consciousness with a concept that presupposes consciousness strikes me as circular reasoning—cheating.
From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2023
Directed by Benjamin Field, “Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted” presupposes a familiarity with Anderson’s work, which is seen only in brief clips to comment ironically on his life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2023
The label presupposes a kind of radical bravery in curation, as if a gallery or museum that shows a self-taught artist is sticking its neck out to do so, even if that’s not necessarily true.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022
Because for a private citizen to become a prince presupposes virtue or Fortune, it appears that either the one or the other of these two things should partially mitigate many of the problems.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
