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?

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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. Philip Wee:

   Assuming the Xi-Trump meeting takes place next month, no one expects a trade deal, if any, to roll back existing tariffs but to hold off Trump's threat to hit a 25 percent tariff on the remaining $325 billion of Chinese goods.

2. Henry Shilling:

   Total green bond issuance now looks likely to exceed our initial projection of $50 billion in 2016 and could potentially reach $70 billion ... assuming volume is sustained throughout the rest of 2016.

3. Jeff Flake:

   I haven't called for a halt or a moratorium. So I'm sympathetic to the administration's position here, but instead of blaming people or assuming people are bigots, come out and explain what the vetting process is and I think people will feel more comfortable.

4. Jay Chen:

   The danger for Democrats is assuming that because Asians rejected Trump for President, it makes them reliably Democratic voters, asians in this district are very non-partisan and tend to vote for the candidate, not the party. If the candidate doesn't reach out, they will not earn that vote.

5. Aaron Kall:

   I'm just going to be me and she'll be her and let people make their judgments. I have great respect for her, i'm looking forward to getting to the place, assuming I'm still around, that it gets down to a smaller number of people so we can have more of a discussion instead of one-minute assertions.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assuming