to presuppose
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8.3
- verb
- /ˌpriːsəˈpoʊz/
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presuponer
- Effective teamwork presupposes that all members agree on the project's goals.
- presuppose the existence
- presupposes some understanding
But that question here from Lee presupposes that you can't do something.
- But that question here from Lee presupposes that you can't do something.
- But there's no reason to presuppose that that would make you feel better at all.
- Now it's translated here presupposes, but the Latin is actually sequitur.
- So OK, so we're presupposing an observer.
- So that emptiness, the problem with the emptiness is we presuppose that it needs to be filled, right?
- One is it presupposes a kind of conversational structure that you're having with yourself.
- You're, you're going to create the kind of people that your theory presupposed.
- There's a bit of an ego piece in that as well because, because it presupposes that.
- Thus, the notion that genius presupposes originality is not only unique to Western culture.
- In other words, I don't think it presupposes utilitarian or deontological or virtue theory approach.
- The first argument is an idea that presupposes that there's a way that it's good for people to work.
Examples
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But there's no reason to presuppose that that would make you feel better at all.
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An understanding of how people learn effective environmental action presupposes a definition of effectiveness.
Academic text (1999) -
And my response back then was you presuppose that I have a choice.
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Such questions presuppose a certain development in thought.
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It does not presuppose any background in philosophy.
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God's judgment presupposes human responsibility not only for sin but also for virtue.
Academic text (2008) -
In this sense, social philosophy presupposes conflict as a constitutive element of associated life.
Academic text (2017) -
Among leadership theorists, there is a rich debate about whether effective leadership presupposes ethical leadership in means and ends.
Academic text (2017) -
The investigation of the modes of narrativity presupposes a stable definition of narrative structure.
Academic text (1992) -
Melinsky noted that "training" normally presupposed a clear-cut end product, which is not the case with ordained ministers.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
∞
5.3
To need something to be true before something else can happen
∞
1.1
Need something because a rule or situation makes it necessary
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4.9
To suppose something is true without proof
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6.3
To make something needed as a result
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7.8
To assume something is needed for a plan or idea to work
Antonyms
How Assumed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word presuppose comes from the parts pre- 'before' and suppose 'to accept or imagine'. So, to presuppose something is to accept it before you start or to assume it is needed for what comes next.