assume
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assume
- /əˈsjuːm/ UK
- /əˈʃuːm/ UK, rare
- /əˈsum/ US
- /əˈzuːm/
Rhymes with -uːm
Where it comes from
From Latin assūmō (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sūmō (“take up, assume”).
verb assumes · assuming · assumed · assume
- To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof. We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.
- To take on a position, duty or form. Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.
- To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate. He assumed an air of indifference.
- To receive, adopt (a person). The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company.
- To adopt (an idea or cause).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: presume, accept, simulate, take on, acquire, feign, get into, sham, arrogate, usurp, take, take up, don, adopt, take over, put on
Translations
Every language
verb to suppose to be true
| Español | suponer, dar por sentado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가정하다 gajeonghada |
| 日本語 | 仮定する katei suru |
| 中文 | 假定 jiǎdìng |
| Português | supor, pressupor, presumir |
| Français | supposer, présupposer, présumer, assumer |
| Deutsch | annehmen, voraussetzen, vermuten, unterstellen |
| Italiano | presupporre, ritenere |
| Română | presupune, prepune |
| Русский | предполага́ть predpolagátʹ, предположи́ть predpoložítʹ, допуска́ть dopuskátʹ, допусти́ть dopustítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cho rằng, giả sử |
| العربية | اِفْتَرَضَ iftaraḍa |
| עברית | הֵנִיחַ heníakh |
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title = {assume},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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