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  • assuming that — under the premise that, supposing that …   English contemporary dictionary

  • assuming — is used to mean ‘on the assumption that’, and being participial is open to the often tiresome objection that the subject of the sentence has to be capable of assuming things, whereas of course the conceptual subject of the phrase is the people… …   Modern English usage

  • assuming — [[t]əsju͟ːmɪŋ, AM su͟ːm [/t]] CONJ SUBORD You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences. Assuming you re right, he said, there s not much I can do about it,… …   English dictionary

  • assuming — as|sum|ing [ ə sumıŋ ] conjunction * if: sometimes used for emphasizing that something may not be true: assuming (that): Assuming your calculations are correct, we should travel northeast …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • assuming */ — UK [əˈsjuːmɪŋ] / US [əˈsumɪŋ] conjunction if: sometimes used for emphasizing that something may not be true assuming (that): Assuming your calculations are correct, we should travel northeast …   English dictionary

  • assuming — as|sum|ing [əˈsju:mıŋ US əˈsu: ] conj also as suming that used when talking about an event or situation that might happen, and what you will do if it happens ▪ Assuming that you get a place at university, how are you going to finance your… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • assuming — ► CONJUNCTION ▪ based on the assumption that …   English terms dictionary

  • Assuming — Assume As*sume , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assuming}.] [L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub + emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See {Redeem}.] 1. To take to or upon one s self; to take formally and demonstratively;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • assuming — [əˈsjuːmɪŋ] conjunction ifsometimes used for emphasizing that something may not be true …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • She's All That — Infobox Film | name = She s All That caption = Theatrical Release Poster director = Robert Iscove writer = R. Lee Fleming Jr. starring = Freddie Prinze, Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Anna Paquin, Paul Walker and Lil Kim producer = Peter Abrams,… …   Wikipedia

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