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veronderstellen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
  • conjecture noun A guess or opinion formed without solid proof.
  • guess verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
  • imagine verb To form a mental picture of something, especially something not present or not real.
  • presume verb To accept something as true or likely without direct proof.
  • presupposition noun An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
  • reckon verb To think or suppose something, often used informally.
  • suppose verb To assume or believe something without full proof.

Senses

veronderstellen is used for these senses in English:

  • assume To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
  • guess To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
  • imagine (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
  • presume (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
  • presupposition The act of presupposing.
  • reckon (colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
  • suppose (transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
  • suppose (transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.

assume — full definition

  1. verb To accept something as true without proof.
  2. verb To take on a role, responsibility, or form.

conjecture — full definition

  1. noun A guess or opinion formed without solid proof.
  2. verb To guess or form an opinion without full proof.

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