Presume
11presume — *presuppose, postulate, premise, posit, assume Analogous words: surmise, Conjecture: deduce, *infer, judge, gather, conclude …
12presumé — Presumé, [presum]ée. part. Ce n est pas une chose bien assurée, mais elle est presumée vraye …
13presume — v. (formal) 1) (d; intr.) to presume on, upon (to presume upon smb. s good nature) 2) (E) I will not presume to give you advice 3) (L) we can presume that she will return 4) (M) we must presume her to be innocent 5) (N; used with an adjective) we …
14presume — pre|sume S3 [prıˈzju:m US ˈzu:m] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: présumer, from Latin praesumere, from sumere to take ] 1.) [T] to think that something is true, although you are not certain = ↑assume ▪ Each of you will make a speech, I… …
15presume — verb 1 (T) to think you can be sure of something because it is likely, although there is no proof: Each of you will make a speech, I presume? | presume (that): I presume we ll be there by six o clock. | presume sb/sth to be sb/sth: From the way… …
16presume */ — UK [prɪˈzjuːm] / US [prɪˈzum] verb Word forms presume : present tense I/you/we/they presume he/she/it presumes present participle presuming past tense presumed past participle presumed 1) [transitive] to think that something is true because it is …
17presume — assume, presume 1. Both words can mean ‘suppose’ and are often interchangeable in this meaning. Fowler (1926) maintained that there is a stronger element of postulation or hypothesis in assume and of a belief held on the basis of external… …
18presume — pre|sume [ prı zum ] verb * 1. ) transitive to think something is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain: ASSUME: presume (that): I presume you ve already ordered lunch. Ellen could only presume that he didn t care. a ) LEGAL… …
19presume — [[t]prɪzju͟ːm, AM zu͟ːm[/t]] presumes, presuming, presumed 1) VERB If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain. [V that] I presume you re here on business... [V that] Dido s told you the… …
20presume on — phrasal verb presume on or presume upon [transitive] Word forms presume on : present tense I/you/we/they presume on he/she/it presumes on present participle presuming on past tense presumed on past participle presumed on formal presume on/upon… …
