presume

[US]/prɪˈzjuːm/
[UK]/prɪˈzuːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. assume; speculate; imply
vi. believe; act without permission.

Phrases & Collocations

presume innocence

presume guilt

presume to know

Example Sentences

presume on a person's credulity

presume on one's position

Don't presume on their hospitality.

I presume you're tired.

You must presume no such thing.

"Mr. Nelson, I presume?"

it's arrogant to presume animals to be insentient.

I won't presume to trouble you.

You had better presume no such thing.

Don't presume too far!

assumed that prices would rise.See Synonyms at presume

Stonehenge was presumed to post-date these structures.

He presumed to invite himself to dinner.

We cannot presume the existence of life on other planets.

A signed invoice presumes receipt of the shipment.

I presume from your speech that you are a foreigner.

We must not presume too mush on the reliability of such sources.

Take care that you don't presume on my feelings.

We mustn't presume too much upon the reliability of such sources.

If a person is missing for seven years,he is presumed dead.

Real-world Examples

Lady Mary Crawley, I presume? - You presume right.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

“The Ministry wouldn’t presume to trouble you, sir, surely? ”

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

" He is still with you, I presume? "

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Bobby was missing, but he was never presumed dead.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

An accident, I presume? By no means.

Source: The Engineer's Thumb Case of Sherlock Holmes

I know it. I presume it's open all day.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 11

He did not, My Lord. And I did not presume to ask.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Perhaps the world is not, for all its dangers, quite as awful as we presume.

Source: The school of life

But most of us are reluctant to start these conversations because we presume the opposite.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

I presume that's not what people meant either.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

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