presuppose
verb (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they presuppose | |
| he / she / it presupposes | |
| past simple presupposed | |
| past participle presupposed | |
| -ing form presupposing |
- presuppose something
to accept something as true or existing and act on that basis, before it has been proved to be true 姑且认为；假设 - presuppose that… | presuppose something
to depend on something in order to exist or be true 以…为前提；依…而定
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French presupposer, suggested by medieval Latin praesupponere, from prae ‘before’ + supponere ‘place under’ (from sub- ‘from below’ + ponere ‘to place’).