olettaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
- await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
- posit noun Something that is posited; a postulate.
- predicate noun The part of a sentence that says something about the subject, containing the verb and anything that goes with it.
- presuppose verb To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
- suppose verb To assume or believe something without full proof.
- surmise verb To guess or conclude something without solid proof.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
Senses
olettaa is used for these senses in English:
- assume To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
- await (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
- predicate (transitive) To assume or suppose; to infer.
- presuppose To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
- suppose (transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
- surmise (intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
- take (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
assume — full definition
- verb To accept something as true without proof.
- verb To take on a role, responsibility, or form.