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How do you use Presupposing in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Presupposing in a sentence

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Presupposing | Presupposes | Presupposed

Presupposing meaning

That presupposes.

Using Presupposing

  • The main meaning on this page is: That presupposes.
  • In the example corpus, presupposing often appears in combinations such as: presupposing that.

Context around Presupposing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

complex 1× happy 1×

Often after:

happiness 1×

Sentence patterns with Presupposing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be happy presupposing happiness is 1× semantics by presupposing that words 1× temple complex presupposing that the 1× you re presupposing that donny 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however this may 1× jesus was tempted 1× stoics for example 1× you re presupposing 1×

Common sentence endings:

nouns by default 1× or even asleep 1× the country apart 1× to catch him 1×

Words around Presupposing

Just before it in the word index:

presupposes 37 presupposed 10 presuppose 21 presumptuousness 3 presumptuous 31 presumptively 7

Just after it in the word index:

presupposition 11 presuppositions 16 presymptomatic 8 presynaptic 17 presynod 2 pret 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Presupposing

  • In this selection, "presupposing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, complex, happy and happiness stand out and add context to how "presupposing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be happy presupposing happiness is and semantics by presupposing that words. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "presupposing" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with presupposing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You're presupposing that Donny wasn't in fact already tearing the country apart. (14 words)

However, this may confuse syntax and semantics, by presupposing that words which denote substances are mass nouns by default. (19 words)

Jesus was tempted to cast himself off the temple complex, presupposing that the Father would send his angels to catch him. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Stoics, for example, question the ability of someone to be happy (presupposing happiness is contemplation) if they are mentally incapacitated or even asleep. (23 words)

Jesus was tempted to cast himself off the temple complex, presupposing that the Father would send his angels to catch him. (21 words)

However, this may confuse syntax and semantics, by presupposing that words which denote substances are mass nouns by default. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Jesus was tempted to cast himself off the temple complex, presupposing that the Father would send his angels to catch him.

You're presupposing that Donny wasn't in fact already tearing the country apart.

However, this may confuse syntax and semantics, by presupposing that words which denote substances are mass nouns by default.

Stoics, for example, question the ability of someone to be happy (presupposing happiness is contemplation) if they are mentally incapacitated or even asleep.

Common combinations with presupposing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "presupposing" in a sentence?
An example: "Jesus was tempted to cast himself off the temple complex, presupposing that the Father would send his angels to catch him." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "presupposing" from authentic English texts.
What does "presupposing" mean?
Presupposing means: That presupposes.
How many example sentences with "presupposing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "presupposing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.