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- Dictionarypresuppose/ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz/
verb
- 1. require as a precondition of possibility or coherence: "their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old" Similar
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to think that something is true in advance without having any proof, or to consider that something is necessarily true if something else is true: [ + that clause ] You’re presupposing that he told her – but he may not have.
to think that something is true in advance without having any proof, or to consider that something is necessarily true if something else is true: [ + that clause ] You’re presupposing that he told her – but he may not have.
1. : to suppose beforehand. 2. : to require as an antecedent in logic or fact. presupposition. (ˌ)prē-ˌsə-pə-ˈzi-shən. noun. presuppositional. (ˌ)prē-ˌsə-pə-ˈzish-nəl. -ˈzi-shə-nᵊl. adjective. Synonyms. assume. hypothecate. hypothesize. postulate. premise. presume. say. suppose. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
PRESUPPOSE definition: If an idea or situation presupposes something, that thing must be true for the idea or situation to…. Learn more.
Definition of presuppose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to take for granted; assume. 2. to require or imply as a necessary prior condition. 3. 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.
To presuppose is to take something as a given; presupposing is like assuming. When you suppose something is true, you assume it's true; to presuppose means something similar. The pre — which means "before" — is a reminder that what you're assuming is background or pretext for something else.
Presuppose definition: to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.. See examples of PRESUPPOSE used in a sentence.
presuppose meaning, definition, what is presuppose: to depend on something that is believed ...: Learn more.
1. to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance. 2. to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause. [1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French] pre`sup•po•si′tion (-sʌp əˈzɪʃ ən) n.
