Definitions for Presume
prɪˈzumpre·sume

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

2. make bold, dare, presumeverb

   take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

   "How dare you call my lawyer?"

3. presumeverb

   constitute reasonable evidence for

   "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

4. presumeverb

   take liberties or act with too much confidence

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. presumeverb

   To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

   Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.

2. presumeverb

   With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.

   I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job.

3. presumeverb

   To assume to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

4. presumeverb

   To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with).

5. Etymology: From presumer, presumer, and their source, praesumere, from prae- + sumere.

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

1. To PRESUMEverb

   Etymology: p esumer, Fr. præsumo, Lat.

   1. To suppose; to believe previously without examination.

   O much deceiv’d, much failing, hapless Eve!
   Of thy presum’d return! event perverse! John Milton.

   Experience supplants the use of conjecture in the point; we do not only presume it may be so, but actually find it is so. Government of the Tongue.

   2. To suppose; to affirm without immediate proof.

   Although in the relation of Moses there be very few persons mentioned, yet are there many more to be presumed. Brown.

   I presume,
   That as my hand has open’d bounty to you,
   My heart dropp’d love; my pow’r rain’d honour more
   On you, than any. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   3. To venture without positive leave.

   There was a matter we were no less desirous to know, than fearful to ask, lest we might presume too far. Francis Bacon.

   I to the heav’nly vision thus presum’d. John Milton.

   4. To form confident or arrogant opinions.

   The life of Ovid being already written in our language, I will not presume so far upon myself, to think I can add any thing to Mr. Sandys his undertaking. Dryden.

   This man presumes upon his parts, that they will not fail him at time of need, and so thinks it superfluous labour to make any provision beforehand. John Locke.

   5. To make confident or arrogant attempts.

   In this we fail to perform the thing, which God seeth meet, convenient and good; in that we presume to see what is meet and convenient, better than God himself. Richard Hooker.

   God, to remove his ways from human sense,
   Plac’d heav’n from earth so far, that earthly sight,
   If it presume, might err in things too high,
   And no advantage gain. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. viii.

   6. It has on or upon sometimes before the thing supposed, or causing presumption.

   He, that would not deceive himself, ought to build his hypothesis on matter of fact, and not presume on matter of fact, because of his hypothesis. John Locke.

   Luther presumes upon the gift of continency. Francis Atterbury.

   7. It has of sometimes, but not properly.

   Presuming of his force, with sparkling eyes,
   Already he devours the promis’d prize. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. presume

   To presume means to suppose or assume something to be true without having sufficient proof or evidence to confirm it. It can also refer to taking for granted that something exists or is the case. Additionally, it can mean to take liberties or bold actions, often without permission.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Presumeverb

   to assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained

2. Presumeverb

   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. Presumeverb

   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. Presumeverb

   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

5. Etymology: [F. prsumer, L. praesumere, praesumptum; prae before + sumere to take. See Assume, Redeem.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Presume

   prē-zūm′, v.t. to take as true without examination or proof: to take for granted.—v.i. to venture beyond what one has ground for: to act forwardly or without proper right.—adj. Presūm′able, that may be presumed or supposed to be true.—adv. Presūm′ably.—adj. Presūm′ing, venturing without permission: unreasonably bold.—adv. Presūm′ingly.—n. Presump′tion, act of presuming: supposition: strong probability: that which is taken for granted: confidence grounded on something not proved: conduct going beyond proper bounds: (law) an assuming of the truth of certain facts from the existence of others having some connection with them.—adj. Presump′tive, presuming: grounded on probable evidence: (law) proving circumstantially.—adv. Presump′tively.—Presumptive evidence, evidence for a fact derived from other facts having some connection with it: indirect evidence.—Heir presumptive, the person, not son or daughter, at present next in succession to any living person. [Fr. présumer—L. præsumĕre—præ, before, sumĕre, to take—sub, under, emĕre, to buy.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PRESUME

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Presume is ranked #85049 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Presume surname appeared 220 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Presume.
   
   94% or 207 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Prove

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Presume' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3510

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Presume' in Verbs Frequency: #991

Anagrams for Presume »

1. supreme

2. Supreme

How to pronounce Presume?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Presume in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Presume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Presume in a Sentence

1. Gregory Meeks:

   Disentangling ourselves from the war in Afghanistan was never going to be easy, and for my friends who presume a clean solution for the withdrawal existed, I would welcome hearing what exactly a smooth withdrawal from a messy, chaotic, 20-year war looks like. In fact, I’ve yet to hear the clean withdrawal option, because I don’t believe one exists.

2. John Curtice:

   Every Labour MP who is standing in Scotland is effectively fighting for their political career, i doubt they will lose all of their seats but the Labour Party cannot presume that any constituency is going to present them with a safe victory.

3. Matt Cartwright:

   I would vote no right now because we haven't seen all the facts, we have to presume that people are innocent, don't we, and we have to see if what the press has been reporting and what has been revealed in terms of documentation, if if all that is true.

4. Mitt Romney:

   I would presume we'd go for the hearings and make a decision, by the way, we might vote no, but we might as well have a hearing and make a decision.

5. Rayko Pepelanov:

   I presume that such is the case because the cooperation between the (Israeli and Bulgarian) ministries of internal affairs and security is quite intensive, i cannot give you any details right now, but I think that we have taken from the Israeli experiences as much as we can.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Presume
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Presume
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Presume
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Presume
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Presume
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html