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presupporre

to presuppose

verb preh-soohp-POR-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'praesupponere', from 'prae-' (before) + 'supponere' (to place under).

Also means

to assume

Usage Note

Presupporre is an irregular verb conjugated like porre: presuppongo, presupponi, presuppone…; past participle presupposto. It takes avere. The related noun is il presupposto (precondition, assumption). It is used in formal, academic, and legal Italian.

Examples

"Questo accordo presuppone la buona fede delle parti."

Natural Translation

This agreement presupposes the good faith of the parties.

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