presume

IPA: prɪzˈum

verb

  • (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).
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Examples of "presume" in Sentences

  • 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.

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