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仮定 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
  • hypothesis noun A proposed explanation for something that can be tested through further study or experiment.
  • hypothetical adjective Based on a supposition rather than actual fact; imagined for the sake of argument.
  • if conj Used to introduce a condition: supposing that something is or were true.
  • suppose verb To assume or believe something without full proof.

Senses

仮定 is used for these senses in English:

  • assume To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
  • hypothesis (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
  • hypothetical Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
  • if (informal) An uncertainty, possibility, condition, doubt etc.
  • 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.

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