| VERB | cognition | presuppose, suppose | take for granted or as a given |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | presuppose, suppose | require as a necessary antecedent or precondition |
| Sounds | priy.sahpow'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Ambrose ... Windows: 49 rhymes with owz... | |
| Meaning | take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "I presuppose that you have done your work" | |
| Synonym | suppose | |
| Narrower | postulate, posit | Take as a given |
| premise, premiss | Take something as preexisting and given | |
| Broader | assume, presume, take for granted | take to be the case or to be true |
| Spanish | presuponer | |
| Catalan | presuposar | |
| Nouns | presupposition | the act of presupposing |
| Meaning | require as a necessary antecedent or precondition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This step presupposes two prior ones" | |
| Synonym | suppose | |
| Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
| Broader | imply | Suggest as a logically necessary consequence |
| Spanish | presuponer | |
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