presuppose
pronunciation
How to pronounce presuppose in British English:
UK [ˌpri:səˈpəʊz]
How to pronounce presuppose in American English:
US [ˌprisəˈpoʊz]
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- Verb:
- take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
- require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
Word Origin
- presuppose (v.)
- mid-15c., from Old French presupposer (14c.), from Medieval Latin praesupponere; see pre- + suppose. Related: Presupposed; presupposing.
Example
- 1. Let us presuppose that he wins the game .
- 2. It 's dangerous to presuppose that a person is guilty .
- 3. At first we must not presuppose even its possibility .
- 4. Don 't presuppose my guilt .
- 5. Now this is not an article trying to presuppose the meaning of existence of humanity .