Supposal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hypothesis that is taken for granted

the cognitive process of supposing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səpˈoʊzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/səpˈəʊzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səpˈəʊzəl/

3 syllables Say it as /səpˈoʊzəl/.

Examples

any society is built upon certain assumptions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assumption supposition

Parts of Speech

noun	a hypothesis that is taken for granted “any society is built upon certain assumptions”
noun	the cognitive process of supposing

Word Forms

assume	verb	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
suppositional	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
supposititious	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
suppositious	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
suppose	verb	express a supposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Annahme

eine Hypothese, die als selbstverständlich angesehen wird

🇫🇷French

supposons

une hypothèse qui est tenue pour acquise

🇪🇸Spanish

suposición

una hipótesis que se da por sentado

🇮🇹Italian

supposto

un'ipotesi data per scontata

🇳🇱Dutch

veronderstelling

een hypothese die als vanzelfsprekend wordt aangenomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

suposição

uma hipótese que é tida como certa

🇷🇺Russian

предположение

гипотеза, которая принимается как нечто само собой разумеющееся

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमान

एक परिकल्पना जिसे मान लिया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান

একটি অনুমান যা মঞ্জুর করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுமானம்

ஒரு கருதுகோள் சாதாரணமாக எடுத்துக் கொள்ளப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహ

మంజూరు కోసం తీసుకోబడిన ఒక పరికల్పన

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुमान

गृहीत धरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધારણા

એક પૂર્વધારણા કે જે મંજૂર કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹೆ

ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾದ ಒಂದು ಊಹೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുമാനം

നിസ്സാരമായി കണക്കാക്കുന്ന ഒരു സിദ്ധാന്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਪਰਿਕਲਪਨਾ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قیاس

ایک مفروضہ جسے قبول کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

假设的

被视为理所当然的假设

🇯🇵Japanese

推測

当然のことと考えられている仮説

🇰🇷Korean

가정

당연하게 여겨지는 가설

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giả sử

một giả thuyết được coi là đương nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

สมมุติฐาน

สมมติฐานที่ได้รับการยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

anggapan

hipotesis yang diterima begitu saja

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalagay

isang hypothesis na kinuha para sa ipinagkaloob

🇲🇾Malay

andaian

satu hipotesis yang dipandang remeh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

من المفترض

فرضية تعتبر أمرا مفروغا منه

🇮🇷Persian

فرض

فرضیه ای که بدیهی تلقی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

varsayım

kabul edilen bir hipotez

🇮🇱Hebrew

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