supposition

noun

/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn/

(formal)

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[countable] supposition (that…) an idea that you think is true although you may not be able to prove it synonym assumption
- The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered.
- All the evidence appears to support this supposition.
- It seems a reasonable supposition.
Extra Examples
- Let's work on the supposition that she meant no offence.
- She was charged on the supposition that she had colluded with her husband in the murders.
- They are making all sorts of suppositions about our possible reaction.
- We can make a supposition about how the accident happened.
- You are correct in your suppositions about the source of his wealth.
- There have been some interesting suppositions about the causes of the disease.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- reasonable
- mere
- pure
- …
verb + supposition
- make
- be based on
- confirm
- …
supposition + verb
- be correct
- be wrong
- be based on something
- …
preposition
- on (a/the) supposition
- supposition about
- supposition of
- …
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[uncountable] the act of believing or claiming that something is true even though it cannot be proved
- The report is based entirely on supposition.
- What happened next is a matter of supposition.
Extra Examples
- That is mere supposition!
- the supposition of innocence
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- reasonable
- mere
- pure
- …
verb + supposition
- make
- be based on
- confirm
- …
supposition + verb
- be correct
- be wrong
- be based on something
- …
preposition
- on (a/the) supposition
- supposition about
- supposition of
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate 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, from sub- ‘from below’ + ponere ‘to place’.

单词	supposition
释义	supposition noun /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn/ /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃn/ (formal) jump to other results [countable] supposition (that…) an idea that you think is true although you may not be able to prove it synonym assumption The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered. All the evidence appears to support this supposition. It seems a reasonable supposition. Extra Examples Let's work on the supposition that she meant no offence. She was charged on the supposition that she had colluded with her husband in the murders. They are making all sorts of suppositions about our possible reaction. We can make a supposition about how the accident happened. You are correct in your suppositions about the source of his wealth. There have been some interesting suppositions about the causes of the disease. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective reasonable mere pure … verb + supposition make be based on confirm … supposition + verb be correct be wrong be based on something … preposition on (a/the) supposition supposition about supposition of … See full entry [uncountable] the act of believing or claiming that something is true even though it cannot be proved The report is based entirely on supposition. What happened next is a matter of supposition. Extra Examples That is mere supposition! the supposition of innocence Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective reasonable mere pure … verb + supposition make be based on confirm … supposition + verb be correct be wrong be based on something … preposition on (a/the) supposition supposition about supposition of … See full entry Word Originlate 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, from sub- ‘from below’ + ponere ‘to place’.
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