German word

Annahme

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈannaːmə/

Meaning

  • feminine nounassumption

Example

Diese Annahme ist falsch.

This assumption is wrong.

Illustration for Annahme (assumption)

More examples

Wir arbeiten unter der Annahme, dass die Daten korrekt sind.

We are working under the assumption that the data are correct.

Core concept

A gate lets something in: an object is received, an idea is accepted, or a proposition is admitted as a working basis.

Common phrases

  • eine Annahme treffen

    make an assumption

  • unter der Annahme

    under the assumption

Similar words

Vermutung: A guess about what is likely based on the available information.
Mutmaßung: A speculation about what may be true despite weak evidence.
Schätzung: An approximate estimate of a quantity or number.

Definition in German

Die Annahme ist ein gedanklich festgelegter Ausgangspunkt, dessen Richtigkeit noch nicht bewiesen ist.

Word origin

Annahme comes from the verb annehmen, whose basic sense is accepting or taking something on; the noun developed its related senses of acceptance, receipt, and assumption.

Usage tips

  • The fixed phrase unter der Annahme, dass introduces a condition and is followed by a subordinate clause.

Other meanings

  • acceptancenoun
  • adoptionnoun
  • receiptnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • annehmenassumeverb
  • annehmbaracceptableadjective

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