olettaa.
to assume, suppose, presuppose
Meaning & usage
to assume, suppose, presuppose
Ellemme varmuudella tiedä, kuinka tulee käymään, olettakaamme, että kaikki käy hyvin.
to premise, postulate
to hypothesize (in empiric research)
Where this word comes from
ole- (“to be, exist”) + -ttaa (causative verb) — therefore, literally “to cause to exist”. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1847. In the folk language, meanings like “to order, command” can be found in Western Finnish and “to put on airs” in Savonia.
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