What does Assume mean?
Definitions for Assume
əˈsumas·sume
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Assume.
Princeton's WordNet
assume, presume, take for grantedverb
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
"I assume his train was late"
assume, adopt, take on, take oververb
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
"When will the new President assume office?"
assume, acquire, adopt, take on, takeverb
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
"His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
bear, take over, accept, assumeverb
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
"I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
assume, take, strike, take upverb
occupy or take on
"He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogateverb
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
"He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
simulate, assume, sham, feignverb
make a pretence of
"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
assumeverb
take up someone's soul into heaven
"This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"
wear, put on, get into, don, assumeverb
put clothing on one's body
"What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
Wiktionary
assumeverb
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.
assumeverb
To take on a position or duty.
Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.
assumeverb
To adopt an idea or cause.
Etymology: From assumo, from ad- + sumo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ASSUMEverb
Etymology: assumo, Lat.
This when the various God had urg’d in vain,
He strait assum’d his native form again. Alexander Pope.With ravish’d ears,
The monarch hears,
Assumes the God,
Affects to nod,
And seems to shake the spheres. John Dryden, St. Cæcilia.This makes him over-forward in business, assuming in conversation, and peremptory in answers. Jeremy Collier, of Confidence.
In every hypothesis, something is allowed to be assumed. Boyle.
His majesty might well assume the complaint and expression of king David. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
ChatGPT
assume
To assume means to accept something to be true without any proof or evidence, often as the basis for an argument or decision. It can also mean to take on or undertake a role, duty, or responsibility.
Webster Dictionary
Assumeverb
to take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly
Assumeverb
to take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively
Assumeverb
to pretend to possess; to take in appearance
Assumeverb
to receive or adopt
Assumeverb
to be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due
Assumeverb
to undertake, as by a promise
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Assume
as-sūm′, v.t. to adopt, take in: to take up, to take upon one's self: to take for granted: to arrogate: to pretend to possess.—v.i. to claim unduly: to be arrogant.—adjs. Assum′able, Assump′tive, that may be assumed.—adv. Assum′ably, presumably.—adj. Assumed′, appropriated, usurped: pretended: taken as the basis of argument.—advs. Assum′edly, Assum′ingly.—adj. Assum′ing, haughty: arrogant. [L. assumĕre—ad, to, sumĕre, sumptum, to take.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Assume' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2597
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Assume' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2008
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Assume' in Verbs Frequency: #205
Anagrams for Assume »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Assume in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Assume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Assume in a Sentence
The main problem nowadays is not the folks with the hoods, but the folks dressed in suits, the more we assume that the problem of racism is limited to the Klan, the birthers, the tea party or to the Republican Party, the less we understand that racial domination is a collective process and we are all in this game.
Some of the anti-capitalist impulse goes back to that hunter-gatherer mentality and not comprehending the complexity of the market economy, the complexity outpaced our ability to understand it. But even those who don’t understand markets should open their eyes and acknowledge its benefits : Worldwide, wherever economic freedom is allowed, millions of people have lifted themselves out of stoop labor and miserable poverty. Of course, not everyone can reap the benefits of markets. The sick, the mentally ill and other truly helpless people need a hand. But why assume government must provide that help ? Government does n’t do anything very well. Why not let private charity handle it ? I once assumed there was too much poverty for private charity to make much of a difference. But now I realize there is plenty of money, and private charity would do much more if government did n’t discourage it. When the welfare state took over poverty relief, it crowded out.
Ad revenue is the only model for too many people on the web now, people assume today’s consumer has to make a deal with a marketing machine to get stuff for ‘free,’ even if they’re horrified by what happens with their data. Imagine a world where paying for things was easy on both sides.
First impressions are everything, when you released that document I think it's fair for us to assume that there was data behind that document, that there was analysis behind that document and that we should have access to that analysis as you work through these things. You can't just plop these in the budget process and expect us all to say,' Brilliant, great idea.'.
Honestly, I would assume it probably helped him.
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- يفترض, افترض, افترArabic
- заемам, поемам, приемам, допускамBulgarian
- domnívat se, předpokládat, nabrat, zaujmoutCzech
- antage, formodeDanish
- aufnehmen, annehmen, einnehmenGerman
- υποθέτωGreek
- supozi, akceptiEsperanto
- dar por sentado, suponer, asumirSpanish
- حدس زدن, فرض کردنPersian
- olettaaFinnish
- haldaFaroese
- assumer, supposer, présupposer, prendre, adopter, présumerFrench
- presupporre, assumere, ritenereItalian
- 仮定する, 負う, 引き受けるJapanese
- 가정Korean
- assumeLatin
- whakatupuMāori
- innemen, veronderstellen, aannemenDutch
- założyć, przyjąćPolish
- assumir, presumir, pressupor, suporPortuguese
- presupune, prepuneRomanian
- принять, допустить, занимать, допускать, предполагать, занять, принимать, предположитьRussian
- pretpostavitiSerbo-Croatian
- predpokladaťSlovak
- antaSwedish
- கருதுவதுTamil
- สมมติThai
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