presupporre
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From pre- + supporre (“to suppose”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pre.zupˈpor.re/, (traditional) /pre.supˈpor.re/[1]
- Rhymes: -orre
- Hyphenation: pre‧sup‧pór‧re
Verb edit
presuppórre (first-person singular present presuppóngo, first-person singular past historic presuppósi, past participle presuppósto or presuppòsto, first-person singular imperfect presupponévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (with che + subj.) to assume, suppose
- Synonyms: presumere, immaginare, opinare, credere, congetturare, prevedere, supporre, pensare, dubitare
- presuppongo di no ― I assume not
- presuppongo che non ne fosse informato
- I assume he wasn't informed (about it)
- to presuppose
- Synonyms: implicare, richiedere, comportare
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of presuppórre (syncopated; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
- presupposizione (“assumption, supposition, presupposition”)
References edit
- ^ presupposto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)