Definitions for Assuming
əˈsu mɪŋas·sum·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assumptive, assuming, presumptuousadjective

   excessively forward

   "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assumingparticipial adj.

   Arrogant; haughty.

   Etymology: from assume.

   His haughty looks, and his assuming air,
   The son of Isis could no longer bear. Dryden.

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1. assuming

   Assuming is the act of accepting or concluding something to be true without a full proof or evidence, usually in preparation for or as a premise of an argument, action, or statement. It can also refer to the action of taking responsibility or control.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assuming

   of Assume

2. Assumingadjective

   pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Assuming' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4790

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Assuming' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4192

How to pronounce Assuming?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Assuming in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Assuming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Assuming in a Sentence

1. Lillian Vilchez:

   The experts gave me confidence that they would match me with the right person. I probably answered I don’t even know how many questions [about] myself over and over and then so many interviews in person with them; so they did their due diligence on me. So I was just assuming they put all this thought and effort in matching me with someone else. I was nervous but they kind of gave me a little more confidence in making the decision. i decided to get married at first sight because the dating scene here in Miami is terrible. It is very hard to meet a quality person and to have the opportunity to have a panel of experts match you with someone that believe is an actual match to you, why not do this? I mean it’s amazing.

2. Tamara Taylor:

   We were led into a room I'm assuming to discuss the situation. However, what happened previous( ly) to lead up to where we were at that moment was never explained to me. I really didn't know what was going on at that point in time.

3. Marco Rubio:

   When I run for office, I tell people what I stand for, and when you hear what I stand for, if you want to support me and donate to our campaign -- assuming you're not a really, really bad person or something like that -- we accept that.

4. Brad McMillan:

   The central banks have been taking extraordinary policy actions in the last several years...and now we’re seeing that it hasn’t been as effective as everyone had been assuming, when you add in the fact that the European banking system is under serious threat right now, you could actually see a path to the kind of systemic crisis that we had in 2008.

5. David Howard:

   Is it possible for the federal government to create any more uncertainty for renters and rental home property owners in this country ? shame on me for assuming the moratorium would not be extended after The President announced The President has no legal authority to do so, nor was Congress able to pass legislation to do so. Meanwhile, rental home property owners have lost billions of dollars they will never recover.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Assuming
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Assuming
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Assuming