assuming

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assuming

/əˈsjuːmɪŋ/ Canada, UK, US
/əˈsuːmɪŋ/

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of assume

noun assumings

An assumption. December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry No positive inference can he drawn from Nayler's confession, as to his assuming the attributes of Christ, but rather a positive denial of these assumings.

adjective more assuming · most assuming

haughty; arrogant

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: assumptive, presumptuous, forward, suppose, supposing, guessing, considering, implying, believing, becoming, acknowledging, accepting, admitting, claiming, presuming, fulfilling

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@misc{assuming_2026,
  title = {assuming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assuming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}