supposition
/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/
supposition noun: something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
Noun
supposition (countable and uncountable, plural suppositions)
- Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
- The supposition that Geoffrey had been chloroformed was a reasonable hypothesis at that stage of the disclosure.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
- The supposition would therefore have to be that socialism will owe its success to a higher degree of labour productivity than is possible under capitalism.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
- The act or an instance of supposing.
supposition meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
supposition in Hindi
- supposition, conjecture, fancy, opinion
- गुमान gumān
supposition in Tamil
- தற்கோள், பாவனைக்கொள்கை
supposition in Marathi
- supposition, assumption
- कल्पना kalpanā
supposition in Urdu
- supposition
- فرض farz
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- supposition in Malayalam
- ശങ്ക, ഊഹം, സങ്കല്പിച്ച ഒരു കാര്യം, വിഭാവന
- supposition in Kannada
- ಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಅನುಮಾನ, ಊಹೆ, ಭಾವನೆ
- supposition in Odia
- ଅନୁମାନ anumāna
- supposition in Sanskrit
- ऊह ūha, प्रतिपत्ति pratipatti
- supposition in Arabic
- اِفْتِرَاض iftirāḍ, فَرْضِيَّة farḍiyya
Examples of supposition in a sentence
- The whole point, in their supposition, was to turn one’s attention toward the bigger questions.
- Swift's supposition that this family could be blown to bits by a little revelation about DNA.
- His supposition about the tariff was correct and the stock's price began to rise.
Synonyms of supposition
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Forms of supposition
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Origin of supposition
From Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-Norman supposicion, from Latin suppositiō, suppositiōnem (“supposition”), from sub- (“under”) + positiō, positiōnem (“position; theme”), from positus (“position”), from the perfect passive participle of pōnō, pōnere (“put, place”).
Words formed from supposition
Questions about supposition
- What does supposition mean?
- Supposition means something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
- What is supposition in Hindi?
- Supposition in Hindi is गुमान (gumān). See Supposition meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is supposition?
- Supposition is a noun.
- How do you pronounce supposition?
- Supposition is pronounced /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of supposition?
- The plural of supposition is suppositions.
Words near supposition in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: supposition (page history and authors); गुमान (Hindi) (page history and authors); supposition (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कल्पना (Marathi) (page history and authors); فرض (Urdu) (page history and authors); supposition (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supposition (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଅନୁମାନ (Odia) (page history and authors); ऊह (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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