Meaning

2 senses
  1. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.

    hypothetisch

    гипотети́ческийgipotɛtíčeskij

    гіпотети́чнийhipotetýčnyj

  2. Conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent.

More definitions
  • based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

Examples

23 sentences
  1. It was just a hypothetical question.

    Це було всього лише гіпотетичне питання. — deniko

    ruЭто был всего лишь гипотетический вопрос. — marafon

    deDas war nur eine hypothetische Frage. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. This is all hypothetical.

    Це все лише гіпотетично. — deniko

    ruВсё это вилами по воде писано. — marafon

    deDas ist alles hypothetisch. — Yorwba

  3. Let's not worry about hypothetical situations.

    deMachen wir uns keine Sorgen um hypothetische Situationen. — Yorwba

  4. Let me ask a hypothetical question.

    ruПозвольте мне задать один гипотетический вопрос. — marafon

  5. This problem is not merely hypothetical.

    Проблема не просто гіпотетична. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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based upon a hypothesis:
Deutsch
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based upon a hypothesis:

Origin

From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).

From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).

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Forms

more hypothetical, most hypothetical
Comparativemore hypothetical Lesson
Superlativemost hypothetical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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