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предполага́ть — meaning in English

predpolagat

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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.
  • imagine verb To form a mental picture of something, especially something not present or not real.
  • imply verb To suggest something indirectly without stating it outright.
  • infer verb To work out or conclude something based on evidence or reasoning, rather than being told directly.
  • presume verb To accept something as true or likely without direct proof.
  • presuppose verb To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
  • 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.

Senses

предполага́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • assume To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
  • imagine (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
  • imply (transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
  • presume (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
  • presuppose To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
  • 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.
  • surmise (intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.

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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