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Vermuten — 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.
  • hypothesize verb To suggest an idea as a possible explanation, without being sure it is true.
  • presume verb To accept something as true or likely without direct proof.
  • presumption noun Something accepted as probably true without direct proof, or the act of assuming it.
  • reckon verb To think or suppose something, often used informally.
  • speculate verb To guess or form a theory about something without having solid proof.
  • suppose verb To assume or believe something without full proof.
  • surmise verb To guess or conclude something without solid proof.
  • suspect verb To think that something is probably true, without having proof.

Senses

Vermuten 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 (chiefly, US) to suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
  • hypothesize (ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
  • presume (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
  • presumption The act of presuming, or something presumed.
  • reckon (colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
  • speculate (intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
  • suppose (transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

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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