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1. (v.t.) presume
to take for granted, assume, or suppose.
2. presume
Law. to assume as true in the absence of proof to the contrary.
3. presume
to undertake with unwarrantable boldness.
4. presume
to undertake (to do something) without right or permission:
to presume to speak for another person.
5. (v.i.) presume
to take something for granted; suppose.
6. presume
to act or proceed with unwarrantable or impertinent boldness.
7. presume
to go too far in acting unwarrantably or in taking liberties (usu. fol. by on or upon):
to presume on someone's tolerance.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME (< OF presumer) < L praesūmere to take beforehand (LL: take for granted, assume, dare) =prae-pre - +sūmere to take up, suppose (see consume ))
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| Definition of 'presume' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) assume, presume, take for granted
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
"I assume his train was late"
2. (verb) make bold, dare, presume
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
"How dare you call my lawyer?"
3. (verb) presume
constitute reasonable evidence for
"A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
4. (verb) presume
take liberties or act with too much confidence
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1. (verb) presume
to assume sth is true without knowing
I presume that he asked you because he had no money.; It is presumed that all the passengers were killed.
2. presume
to assume sth to be true until there is evidence
We have to presume him to be innocent until we know more.
3. presume
to behave as if you have the right or ability to do sth when you do not
You can't presume to understand me.
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| Definition of 'presume' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) presume
to assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained
2. (verb) presume
to take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief, without examination or proof, or on the strength of probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose
3. (verb) presume
to suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too far
4. (verb) presume
to venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by the circumstances of the case; to venture beyond license; to take liberties; -- often with on or upon before the ground of confidence
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Sense: to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted
When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.'
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 Afrikaans: aanneem |
 Arabic: يَفْتَرِض وجود شَيء |
 Bulgarian: пpeдпoлaгaм |
 Brazilian: presumir |
 Czech: předpokládat |
 German: 'annehmen |
 Danish: formode |
 Greek: υποθέτω |
 Spanish: presumir, suponer |
 Estonian: arvama |
 Farsi: فرض کردن |
 Finnish: olettaa |
 French: présumer, supposer |
 Hebrew: לְהַנִיח |
 Hindi: मान लेना |
 Croatian: pretpostaviti |
 Hungarian: feltételez, vél, gyanít |
 Indonesian: yakin |
 Icelandic: gera ráð fyrir |
 Italian: presumere, supporre |
 Japanese: 推定する |
 Korean: 추정하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)manyti |
 Latvian: pieņemt; domāt; uzskatīt |
 Malay: membuat anggapan |
 Dutch: aannemen |
 Norwegian: anta, gå ut fra |
 Polish: założyć |
 Persian: فرض کردن |
 Pashto: فرض كول |
 Portuguese: calcular |
 Romanian: a presupune, a bănui |
 Russian: предполагать |
 Slovak: predpokladať |
 Slovenian: domnevati |
 Serbian: pretpostavljati |
 Swedish: anta, förmoda |
 Thai: สันนิษฐาน |
 Turkish: varsaymak, farzetmek |
 Taiwanese: 相信，認定，假定 |
 Ukrainian: припускати, гадати |
 Urdu: مان لينا، فرض کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cho là; đoán là |
 Chinese: 相信，认定，假定 |
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