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mutmaßen — 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.
  • 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.
  • surmise verb To guess or conclude something without solid proof.

Senses

mutmaßen is used for these senses in English:

  • assumption The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
  • 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
  • surmise (intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.

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.

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