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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒzɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑzɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-posit.wav Forms: posits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒzɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{bor|en|la|positus}} Latin positus Head templates: {{en-noun}} posit (plural posits)
  1. Something that is posited; a postulate. Translations (postulate): постулат (postulat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), postulat [masculine] (Catalan), postulaat [neuter] (Dutch), postulat [masculine] (French), Postulat [neuter] (German), postulado [masculine] (Portuguese), постула́т (postulát) [masculine] (Russian), postulado (Spanish)
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  2. (aviation) Abbreviation of position. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: position Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-posit-en-noun-Tpbc4jPY Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 36 35 12 8 10 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒzɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑzɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-posit.wav Forms: posits [present, singular, third-person], positing [participle, present], posited [participle, past], posited [past]
Rhymes: -ɒzɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{bor|en|la|positus}} Latin positus Head templates: {{en-verb}} posit (third-person singular simple present posits, present participle positing, simple past and past participle posited)
  1. To assume the existence of; to postulate. Translations (to postulate): постулирам (postuliram) (Bulgarian), předpokládat (Czech), postulovat (Czech), olettaa (Finnish), postuler (French), postulieren (German), feltesz (Hungarian), posztulál (Hungarian), sostenere (Italian), ipotizzare (Italian), postular (Portuguese), постулировать (postulirovatʹ) (Russian), postular (Spanish), postulera (Swedish), förutsätta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-posit-en-verb-SDCyMYGf Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 36 35 12 8 10 Disambiguation of 'to postulate': 95 2 3
  2. To propose for consideration or study; to suggest. Translations (to suggest): ehdottaa (Finnish), esittää (Finnish), postuler (French), avancer (French), énoncer (english: set forth) (French), postulieren (German), aufstellen (english: theory) (German), propor (Portuguese), предлага́ть (predlagátʹ) (Russian), ста́вить (stávitʹ) (alt: вопро́с m (voprós)) (Russian), proponer (Spanish), anta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-posit-en-verb-su4hUWIJ Disambiguation of 'to suggest': 2 96 2
  3. To put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position. Translations (to put firmly): поставям (postavjam) (Bulgarian), umístit [perfective] (Czech), asettaa (Finnish), rögzít (Hungarian), elhelyez (Hungarian), ста́вить (stávitʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-posit-en-verb-DjL2dRUl Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 36 35 12 8 10 Disambiguation of 'to put firmly': 2 3 95

Noun [Sambali]

Forms: posít [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|xsb|noun|head=posít}} posít
  1. squid
    Sense id: en-posit-xsb-noun-HUj4SqJX Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sambali entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "postuliram",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "постулирам"
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      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "předpokládat"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "postulovat"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "olettaa"
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      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "postuler"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "postulieren"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "feltesz"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "posztulál"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "sostenere"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "ipotizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "postular"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "postulirovatʹ",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "постулировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "postular"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "postulera"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to postulate",
      "word": "förutsätta"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "ehdottaa"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "esittää"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "postuler"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "avancer"
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      "code": "fr",
      "english": "set forth",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "énoncer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "postulieren"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "theory",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "aufstellen"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "propor"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "predlagátʹ",
      "sense": "to suggest",
      "word": "предлага́ть"
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      "word": "ста́вить"
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      "code": "es",
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "anta"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "postavjam",
      "sense": "to put firmly",
      "word": "поставям"
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