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presume

Definition

  • verb: to think that (something) is true without knowing that it is true
  • verb: to undertake without leave or clear justification
  • followed by 'to + verb'
  • synonyms: dare, infer, suppose

Examples

  • The course 'presumes' familiarity with basic computer programming. [=people who take the course should know basic computer programming]

  • After the earthquake several people were missing and 'presumed dead'. [=believed to be dead]

  • I 'presume' (that) the car was very expensive. = The car was very expensive, I 'presume'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,lf you know where to go. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Ah, Hagrid! The usual, l presume? Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,No, thanks, Tom.\Nl'm on official Hogwarts business. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone