想定 – Vocabulary details

想そう定てい

Noun

Verb (する, transitive)

1. hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

ただ、最さい悪あくの可か能のう性せいは想そう定ていしておくべきだわ。However, we should anticipate the worst-case scenario.

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

想そう定ていよりかなり早はやいな。

It's quite a bit faster than expected.

これも想そう定ていの範はん囲い内ないです。

This is also within the expected range.

いくらなんでも、こんな事じ態たいは想そう定ていしていなかった。

No matter how you look at it, I hadn't anticipated a situation like this.

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