noun
pretpostavka
an assumption, a supposition; a premise (what is taken as given)
предположение, допущение; предпосылка (то, что принято без доказательства)
With stress
prȅtpostāvka
In Cyrillic
претпоставка
Examples from the lessons
Za sada je to samo pretpostavka. Dokaz tražim u novim podacima.
Пока это только предположение. Доказательство ищу в новых данных.
Science & abstract conceptsIn phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- pretpòstavitito assume, to suppose (perfective)
- tvŕditito claim, to assert (imperfective)
- tvŕdnjaan assertion, a claim
- zakljúčitito conclude (an inference or a contract; perfective; imperfective…
- záključakconclusion
- dokázatito prove
- potkrépitito back up, to substantiate (a claim with evidence)
- ospòritito dispute, to contest (perfective; imperfective osporavati)
- pòbitito refute (an argument; osporiti is weaker); to kill (many people)
- porícatito deny (imperfective; perfective poreći)