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Meanings of supposition in anglès
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
Synonyms
Examples for "guess"
Examples for "guess"
1
Imagine coming home from work and your partner saying, 'Honey, guess what?
2
The result is easy to guess: less lending and falling housing prices.
3
He promised we'd have 'a talk' tomorrow, which is today, I guess.
4
You say the ring is dangerous, far more dangerous than I guess.
5
But let me guess-youdon't want to talk about that either, right?
1
Cook's announcement followed recent speculation that he had a substance abuse problem.
2
However, they confirmed their split earlier this month following weeks of speculation.
3
However, we won't discuss rumors or speculation, United said in a statement.
4
They come up with a great deal more speculation than solid information.
5
The London market opened strongly today amid takeover speculation over broadcaster ITV.
1
Unfortunately, there are no data available yet to support this optimistic hypothesis.
2
We present a case series of 28 patients to support this hypothesis.
3
Several observations support the hypothesis of an animal origin for the disease.
4
Right from the beginning, however, I was obsessed with a single hypothesis.
5
Our preliminary hypothesis is that de novo mutation occurred in continental Europe.
1
For a long time this subject was simply a matter of conjecture.
2
I am, of course, not allowed to respond to that conjecture directly.
3
Whether or not this is fair remains entirely a matter of conjecture.
4
It's almost impossible for journalists to cover celebrities without collapsing into conjecture.
5
The conjecture was absurd; she was the victim of some optical illusion.
1
I don't do maths but I surmise this is not good value.
2
That night those in the dressing tent could only surmise the reason.
3
Hospital, I suppose. A natural enough surmise in a very feverish locality.
4
I think our surmise that it requires a cold temperature is correct.
5
But in this last surmise the oldest Rover boy was sadly mistaken.
1
"It comes from Miss Ward's room," was her second surmisal.
That which one holds to be true; the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true despite a lack of strong evidence or knowledge.
Usage of supposition in anglès
1
All the facts in the case seem to bear out this supposition.
2
But another clause of the Constitution proves the absurdity of the supposition.
3
The events of the last three days would almost warrant the supposition.
4
The supposition that all our profession is founded in pride and vain-glory.
5
And his abrupt and masterly manner and speech aided in this supposition.
6
She knew well there had to be such forms of bureaucratic supposition.
7
The latter supposition seems, upon the whole, the more plausible and scientific.
8
Fiendish as such conduct may appear, there was probability in the supposition.
9
Nor to mine; yet we have no proof to sustain your supposition.
10
But you are making a supposition; you do not know at all.
11
The supposition was that the thorn had been swallowed while eating radishes.
12
The armed guard on duty at the manor gates verified this supposition.
13
But the former supposition is impracticable, and therefore the latter is dutiful.
14
I saw you meet Mr. Stewart, and was confirmed in my supposition.
15
So that, on neither supposition, would the executive be justifiable in interposing.
16
But in most cases this easy supposition will not do its work.
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Translations for supposition
Supposition through the time
Supposition across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common