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SUPPOSITION

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supposition substantiv

1. presupunere; supoziţie, ipoteză;

on (the) supposition that presupunând că, în ipoteza că.

2. (logică) conţinut, semnificaţie, semn (al unui cuvânt).

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

“Of course, it is a possible supposition that the thief has had a sudden illness—”

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Dear me! Supposing then, for instance—any unlikely thing will do for a supposition—that you and your mother were to have a serious quarrel.”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

I enlarged myself much on these, and many other particulars to the same purpose; but his honour was still to seek; for he went upon a supposition, that all animals had a title to their share in the productions of the earth, and especially those who presided over the rest.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, de Jonathan Swift)

The hall, the dining-room, and all its furniture, were examined and praised; and his commendation of everything would have touched Mrs. Bennet's heart, but for the mortifying supposition of his viewing it all as his own future property.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

The cause of the late change in you, which I have seen with so much pain and sorrow, and have sometimes referred to my old apprehension—at other times to lingering suppositions nearer to the truth—has been made clear tonight; and by an accident I have also come to know, tonight, the full measure of your noble trust in me, even under that mistake.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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