presume

1 take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" [syn: assume, take for granted]

2 take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: make bold, dare]

3 constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

4 take liberties or act with too much confidence

English

Pronunciation

Verb

1. To assume true in the absence of contrary proof.

   You are presumed to be innocent until found guilty.

2. To give some evidence of.

   Paw prints in the snow presume a visit from next door's cat.

3. To dare without permission.

   He presumed to hire a personal secretary.

4. To take liberties.

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

5. To suppose.

   That's the new coffee machine, I presume.

Derived terms

• presumed perpetrator

Related terms

• presumption
• presumptive
• presumptuous

Translations

• French: présumer; supposer que; faire preuve de; prendre des libertés (avec quelqu'un).
• Dutch: aannemen; veronderstellen
• Japanese: 推定する(すいていする, suitei-suru) (trans. 1.), 出しゃばる(でしゃばる, deshabaru) (intrans. 1.)

Italian

Verb form

presume

1. third-person singular indicative present of presumere

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