presume
/pɹɪˈz(j)um/verb2 syllables
Presume means: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof.
Synonyms for presume5
verb, as in take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
verb, as in take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
What does presume mean?4
verb
1
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof“I assume his train was late”
2
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission“How dare you call my lawyer?”
3
constitute reasonable evidence for“A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food”
4
take liberties or act with too much confidence
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with presume?18
Presume in a sentence
- Woe to those who presume that they are destined to ‘enlighten’ others, not themselves!shanghainese
- Dan was presumed dead, though his body had never been found.Amastan
- I will not presume to give an opinion.unknown
- I presume that he has paid the money back.CK
- Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!darinmex
- I presume you are aware of the difficulties.CM
- I presume this will meet with your approval.CK
- I presume that you don't do that anymore.CK
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Forms of presume
as a verb
- past tense
- presumed
- present participle
- presuming
- third-person singular
- presumes
- past participle
- presumed