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    Supposition (en. Assumption)

    /supɔ.zi.sjɔ̃/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A hypothesis or conjecture that is taken to be true, without proof.
    His supposition was not based on facts.
    Sa supposition n'était pas fondée sur des faits.
    An opinion or belief that is based on assumptions.
    He made a supposition about the origin of the noise.
    Il a émis une supposition sur l'origine du bruit.
    The act of supposing, the action of positing a hypothesis.
    The supposition that everything will be fine is reassuring.
    La supposition que tout ira bien est rassurante.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'suppositio', which means 'put under', coming from 'supponere'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    as a supposition
    To express a hypothesis or an unverified condition.
    à titre de supposition
    to make a supposition
    To formulate a hypothesis or pose a question with uncertainty.
    faire une supposition
    to put in supposition
    To consider something as a hypothesis.
    mettre en supposition

    Related Words

    to suppose
    Action of thinking or believing something without having proof of it.
    supposer
    supposable
    That can be supposed, imaginable.
    supposable
    implied
    An implicit idea that is not clearly expressed but is understood.
    sous-entendu

    Slang Meanings

    Suppos': informal term for a supposition.
    It was just a suppos, I wasn't being serious.
    C'était juste un suppos, je ne parlais pas sérieusement.
    Hypothè: familiar abbreviation of hypothesis.
    Basically, it's just a hypothè.
    En gros, c'est juste une hypothè.