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presume English

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What does presume mean?
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presume Verb

— If you presume something, you believe that it is true without evidence. The boy has been missing for a week, and is presumed dead. — If you presume to do something, you do it though it is rude or wrong. I wouldn't presume to go to the party without an invitation. — If mathx/math presumes mathy/math, then mathx/math requires mathy/math and builds on it. This books presumes a basic understanding of English grammar.

presume

— verb (= assume) take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof I assume his train was late — verb constitute reasonable evidence for A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food — verb take liberties or act with too much confidence — verb (= dare) take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission How dare you call my lawyer?

Synonyms presume synonyms

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presume English » English

suppose assume guess surmise presuppose dare take for granted conjecture think consider venture speculate suspect estimate reckon postulate make bold infer hypothesize expect anticipate regard predict imagine deem deduce claim approximate account woo wait for thought take upon oneself take liberties take for take a chance take sympathize with sympathise with sense say reflect reason profess pretend presumption premiss prejudge posit oblige

Topics presume topics

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Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods Unsure

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Conjugation presume conjugation

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presume · verb

Examples presume examples

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Simple sentences

Let's presume you're right.
I presume that he has paid the money back.
How dare you, a mere mortal, presume to criticise Tom?
I presume you don't speak French.
Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!
I presume you're Tom Jackson.
He is still with you, I presume?

Movie subtitles

Master jia, I presume? - Yes.
I presume you have some news?
Evan's, we presume.
I presume he was with Simon at your meeting on Friday night?
I presume you are the artiste Lola Lola.
I presume you're aware that this incident will have consequences.
Schuyler's the name, I presume?
I presume I have some rights in the matter.
I presume your master is out.
I know I oughtn't to presume, but I'm so grateful to you.
I presume in that room.
I presume you are one of the gentlemen slightly, shall we say, battered by the war?
Mrs. Glossop, I presume, has a problem.
I presume you feel justified.
Oh, and, um, this i presume is mrs. Gordon.
Mr. Arlington, I presume.
A clergyman's daughter, I presume.
Is everybody here, I presume? - Yes, sir.
I presume you'll make for the nearest island.
Hello, darling. You're Mr Lewis, I presume?
I presume you wish to plead not guilty and tell your side of the story.
Ah, Jo, I presume you want to see the jewelry first.
Thank you. I presume Miss Marlowe told you all about our meeting?
I PRESUME YOUR STUPIDITY ALL COMES UNDER THE HEAD OF DUTY.
I PRESUME YOUR FATHER WAS A GENERAL.
Now gentlemen, let us presume. That by some freak of nature. A dishonest man becomes wealthy.
Let us presume our honest man is a businessman.
Do you presume to criticize the great Oz?
Just an old South American custom, I presume?
I presume you are here to witness the transfer of the estates to our charming friend?
Mr. De Winter, I presume you'll be available for us then?
Mrs. Lowndes, I presume. This is Lieutenant Sullivan.

News and current affairs

In many cases, the cohesiveness of opposition movements that come to power in the wake of a political upheaval may not be what the international media presume it to be.
Let us presume, finally, that by 2050, all electricity production has made the transition to low-carbon energy sources.
Indeed, experience gives little reason to presume that a modern way of speaking, willingness to liberalize the economy, and an urge for technological development automatically translates into a democratic opening.
Second, reformers should not presume that officials at the ECB's Frankfurt headquarters are less likely to show bias than officials from national central banks.
The results are often specific to a particular country's circumstances, and there is no reason to presume that they would scale up when fully confronted with a developing country's governance problems.
Nine countries already have nuclear weapons, and it would be naive to presume that others, particularly in regions of conflict, will not try to get hold of them.
This can continue for a time, rewarding unproductive investments and aspiring oligarch-speculators who presume that the Fed has eliminated risk.
No one should presume that European Muslims must apologize or explain the actions of a terrorist organization with a cult-like religious ideology, just as no one expected Norwegians to apologize for Breivik.
They therefore presume that, despite American professions to the contrary, the US seeks BMD capabilities that can negate Russia's strategic deterrent under the guise of protecting America and its allies from Iran.
We can no longer presume that its institutional arrangements reflect its citizens' preferences.
But one should not presume that a shift to greater private-sector provision of services is a panacea.
But these critics seem to presume that Europe will come out of the crisis in far worse shape than the US, and it is too early to make that judgment.

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