presuppose

Definition of Presuppose in English :

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Verb

1. presuppose, suppose

take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

Example Sentences:
'I presuppose that you have done your work'

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2. presuppose, suppose

require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

Example Sentences:
'This step presupposes two prior ones'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Presuppose

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verb (transitive)

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. Have you stopped beating your wife? presupposes that the person addressed has a wife and has beaten her

Presuppose

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˌpresupˈposed or ˌpresupˈposing

1.

to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted

2.

to require or imply as a preceding condition

an effect presupposes a cause

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tr.v. pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·pos·ing, pre·sup·pos·es

1. To believe or suppose in advance: "In passing moral judgments ... we presuppose that a man's actions, and hence also his being a good or a bad man, are in his power" (Leo Strauss).

2. To require or involve necessarily as an antecedent condition: "The term tax relief ... presupposes a conceptual metaphor: Taxes are an affliction" (George Lakoff).

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