presume

IPA: prɪzˈum

(transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.
(transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
(transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
(intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with).

Examples of "presume" in Sentences

I presume the pillar is the original.
I presume this is the root of the name.
It is nocturnal in habit and presumed to be insectivorous.
I want to see ADAM punching the ground, which, we presume, is the addict.
I presume from the patina that the one pictured is sitting on a battlefield somewhere.
I also have an RFC (issued in conjunction with my Scotiabank account), which I presume is used by Hacienda to track taxes withheld from interest income. gpkisner
Finally, damienoujia at this Comicvine forum noted another moment where Lori's smoking habit illuminated her character: Her first meeting with the Comedian and it seems he's hitting on her ... he lights what we presume is her first cigarette.