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Definition of supposition in English: suppositionnoun ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌsəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n A belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis. they were working on the supposition that his death was murder mass noun their outrage was based on supposition and hearsay Example sentencesExamples - Judging by the sound of that question, I can make two suppositions.
- Given the electoral history of Britain since 1979 these suppositions were reasonable enough.
- Hypotheses, suppositions tentatively accepted, help the therapist to focus on what seems most relevant at that moment.
- Ultimately we get to the facts as opposed to the suppositions.
- Strong suppositions began at this point to emerge.
- Hypotheses are suppositions about causes which may be entertained by a scientist in cases where it is not practical to induce the separate laws.
- These are not mere suppositions or wishful thinkings.
- There is no reason to assume you will have the same beliefs in these two cases, under these suppositions of differing strengths.
- Extract facts, suppositions and nuggets of information from technical explanations.
- All too often in this book, the author is forced to fall back on her own suppositions and general guesswork.
- I hope he writes a more generalized theoretical piece that articulates his disagreement with colleagues on this issue - the issue of proving one's suppositions and ideas.
- Such suppositions often invite skepticism and scorn, especially among Westerners.
- Such a circular argument, which relies on its own suppositions as proof, can be used to justify anything.
- In fact, the article includes numerous suppositions and makes inferences that miss the mark because of inaccuracies, misunderstood information, and a lack of research.
- There is no direct evidence, and what follows is too contingent on a series of hypothetical suppositions to be convincing.
- As mentioned above, and as we discuss in Part IV, these suppositions are in some tension with existing evidence.
- Let us remember that so many of their assertions are mere suppositions and theories which cannot be proved, and which may very well be disproved, as so many have been disproved during the past hundred years.
- There then follows a bunch of suppositions about possible causes.
- In most cases, however, this kind of mutual informing included only assumptions and suppositions.
- Now, there are what I have said are suppositions.
Synonyms belief, surmise, idea, notion, suspicion, conjecture, speculation, view, inference, theory, thesis, hypothesis, postulation, guess, guesswork, feeling, hunch, assumption, presumption
Origin Late Middle English (as a term in scholastic logic): from Old French, or from late Latin suppositio(n-) (translating Greek hupothesis 'hypothesis'), from the verb supponere (see suppose). Definition of supposition in US English: suppositionnounˌsəpəˈziSH(ə)nˌsəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n An uncertain belief. they were working on the supposition that his death was murder their outrage was based on supposition and hearsay Example sentencesExamples - There is no direct evidence, and what follows is too contingent on a series of hypothetical suppositions to be convincing.
- There then follows a bunch of suppositions about possible causes.
- Hypotheses are suppositions about causes which may be entertained by a scientist in cases where it is not practical to induce the separate laws.
- Strong suppositions began at this point to emerge.
- Such a circular argument, which relies on its own suppositions as proof, can be used to justify anything.
- These are not mere suppositions or wishful thinkings.
- I hope he writes a more generalized theoretical piece that articulates his disagreement with colleagues on this issue - the issue of proving one's suppositions and ideas.
- Let us remember that so many of their assertions are mere suppositions and theories which cannot be proved, and which may very well be disproved, as so many have been disproved during the past hundred years.
- Extract facts, suppositions and nuggets of information from technical explanations.
- Given the electoral history of Britain since 1979 these suppositions were reasonable enough.
- Hypotheses, suppositions tentatively accepted, help the therapist to focus on what seems most relevant at that moment.
- Judging by the sound of that question, I can make two suppositions.
- All too often in this book, the author is forced to fall back on her own suppositions and general guesswork.
- In fact, the article includes numerous suppositions and makes inferences that miss the mark because of inaccuracies, misunderstood information, and a lack of research.
- Now, there are what I have said are suppositions.
- Ultimately we get to the facts as opposed to the suppositions.
- In most cases, however, this kind of mutual informing included only assumptions and suppositions.
- There is no reason to assume you will have the same beliefs in these two cases, under these suppositions of differing strengths.
- As mentioned above, and as we discuss in Part IV, these suppositions are in some tension with existing evidence.
- Such suppositions often invite skepticism and scorn, especially among Westerners.
Synonyms belief, surmise, idea, notion, suspicion, conjecture, speculation, view, inference, theory, thesis, hypothesis, postulation, guess, guesswork, feeling, hunch, assumption, presumption
Origin Late Middle English (as a term in scholastic logic): from Old French, or from late Latin suppositio(n-) (translating Greek hupothesis ‘hypothesis’), from the verb supponere (see suppose). |