English to English
presume
(pr/I/'z/u/m
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verb (v)
- take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- constitute reasonable evidence for(verb.communication)Example:
A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food.
source: wordnet30 - take liberties or act with too much confidence(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913