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📖 Определения и значения для слова theory

📒 a formal set of ideas that is intended to explain why something happens or exists

  • theory of something the theory of evolution/relativity
  • scientific/economic theory
  • The theories were tested on a sample of the population.

📒 the principles on which a particular subject is based

  • the theory and practice of language teaching
  • This is your chance to put theory into practice .
  • literary theory

📒 an opinion or idea that somebody believes is true but that is not proved

  • theory about something Theories abound (= people have lots of different ideas) about what happened.
  • theory on something Here's my theory on how the story's going to end.
  • theory that… I don't subscribe to the theory that all Hollywood audiences want a happy ending.

📒 used to say that a particular statement is supposed to be true but may in fact be wrong

  • In theory, these machines should last for ten years or more.
  • That sounds fine in theory, but have you really thought it through?
  • ‘Aren’t you supposed to be retired?’ ‘Yes, in theory.’
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