Tra từ assumption - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (Freq. 15)
- on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
• Syn:
premise, premiss
• Derivationally related forms:
assume, premiss (for: premiss), premise (for: premise)
• Hypernyms:
postulate, posit
• Hyponyms:
major premise, major premiss, minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption,
thesis, condition, precondition, stipulation, scenario
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted (Freq. 13)
- any society is built upon certain assumptions
• Syn:
supposition, supposal
• Derivationally related forms:
suppose (for: supposal), suppositional (for: supposition), supposititious (for: supposition), suppositious (for: supposition), assume
• Hypernyms:
hypothesis, possibility, theory
• Hyponyms:
conclusion, basis, base, foundation, fundament,
groundwork, cornerstone, given, presumption, precondition, basic assumption,
constatation, self-evident truth
3. the act of taking possession of or power over something (Freq. 1)
- his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba
- the Nazi assumption of power in 1934
- he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts
• Syn:
laying claim
• Derivationally related forms:
assume
• Hypernyms:
acquisition
4. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- he despised them for their presumptuousness
• Syn:
presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery
• Derivationally related forms:
presumptuous (for: presumptuousness), presumptuous (for: presumption), presume (for: presumption)
• Hypernyms:
audacity, audaciousness
• Hyponyms:
uppityness, uppishness
5. the act of assuming or taking for granted
- your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
• Derivationally related forms:
assume
• Hypernyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity
• Hyponyms:
position