NichiDict

仮定

N3
かてい
[katei]
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Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruTransitive

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

2.Noun

grammarsupposition

Examples

その仮定が正しいとは限らない。

That assumption isn't necessarily correct.

仮定の話をしても意味がないよ。

There's no point in hypothetical talk.

彼が正しいと仮定して話を進めよう。

Let's proceed on the assumption that he's right.