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Mutmaßung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assumption noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
  • conjecture noun A guess or opinion formed without solid proof.
  • guesswork noun A conclusion or estimate reached by guessing rather than by solid evidence.
  • presumption noun Something accepted as probably true without direct proof, or the act of assuming it.
  • surmise verb To guess or conclude something without solid proof.

Senses

Mutmaßung is used for these senses in English:

  • assumption The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
  • assumption The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
  • conjecture (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
  • guesswork An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
  • presumption The act of presuming, or something presumed.
  • presumption The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
  • surmise Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

assumption — full definition

  1. noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
  2. noun The act of taking on a role, duty, or responsibility.

conjecture — full definition

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

Related German words