PRESUME
\pɹɪzjˈuːm], \pɹɪzjˈuːm], \p_ɹ_ɪ_z_j_ˈuː_m]\
Definitions of PRESUME
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
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constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
By Princeton University
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take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained.
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To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief, without examination or proof, or on the strength of probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To take for granted; suppose.
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To venture or risk without permission; behave with undue boldness.
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Presumer.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To take for granted; suppose.
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To venture on without previous permission; followed by infinitive.
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To assume as entitled to belief without proof.
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To behave with arrogance.
By James Champlin Fernald
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