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assume

to take for granted: Don’t assume the old bridge is safe.; suppose; postulate; to take upon oneself: assume an obligation; to take on, adopt: assume a virtue; to feign: assume an innocent demeanor; to take on the debts or obligations of another: assume the loan
Not to be confused with:
presume – belief on reasonable grounds; in law, to assume as true in the absence of proof to the contrary; to undertake with unwarrantable boldness; to undertake without permission: presume to speak for someone else; go too far in taking liberties; also some of the same meanings as assume, such as presuppose and take for granted
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as·sume

 (ə-so͞om′)
v.as·sumed,as·sum·ing,as·sumes
v.tr.
1. To take for granted; suppose:The study assumes that prices will rise.
2.
a. To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation):assume responsibility; assume another's debts.
b. To undertake the duties of (an office):assumed the presidency.
3.
a. To take on (an appearance, role, or form, for example); adopt:"The god assumes a human form"(John Ruskin).
b. To pretend to have; feign:assume an air of authority.
4. To take over without justification; seize:assume control.
5. To clothe oneself in; don:The queen assumed a velvet robe.
6. To take up or receive into heaven.
v.intr.
To make a supposition; suppose or believe:"Is Kay's husband coming to dinner too?" "I assume so."
[Middle Englishassumen, from Latinassūmere :ad-,ad- +sūmere,to take; seeem- inIndo-European roots.]
as·sum′a·bil′i·ty n.
as·sum′a·ble adj.
as·sum′a·bly adv.
as·sum′er n.
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assume

(əˈsjuːm)
vb (tr)
1. (may take a clause as object) to take for granted; accept without proof; suppose:to assume that someone is sane.
2.to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc):to assume office.
3.to pretend to; feign:he assumed indifference, although the news affected him deeply.
4.to take or put on; adopt:the problem assumed gigantic proportions.
5.to appropriate or usurp (power, control, etc); arrogate:the revolutionaries assumed control of the city.
6. (Ecclesiastical Terms)Christianity (of God) to take up (the soul of a believer) into heaven
[C15: from Latinassūmere to take up, fromsūmere to take up, from sub- +emere to take]
asˈsumableadj
asˈsumern
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as•sume

(əˈsum)

v.t.-sumed, -sum•ing.
1. to take for granted or without proof; suppose; postulate; posit.
2. to take upon oneself; undertake or accept: to assume responsibility.
3. to take over the duties or responsibilities of: to assume the office of treasurer.
4. to adopt (a particular character, quality, mode of life, etc.): to assume the role of patron of the arts.
5. to take on; become endowed with: The situation assumed a threatening character.
6. to pretend to have or be; feign: to assume a humble manner.
7. to seize; usurp: to assume control.
8. to take upon oneself (the debts or obligations of another).
v.i.
9. to take something for granted; presume.
[1400–50; late Middle English (< Anglo-Frenchassumer) < Latinassūmere to take up, adopt =as-as- +sūmere to pick up; seeconsume]
as•sum′a•ble,adj.
as•sum`a•bil′i•ty,n.
as•sum′a•bly,adv.
as•sum′er,n.
syn:Seepretend.
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assume


Past participle:assumed
Gerund:assuming

Imperative
assume
assume
Present
I assume
you assume
he/she/it assumes
we assume
you assume
they assume
Preterite
I assumed
you assumed
he/she/it assumed
we assumed
you assumed
they assumed
Present Continuous
I am assuming
you are assuming
he/she/it is assuming
we are assuming
you are assuming
they are assuming
Present Perfect
I have assumed
you have assumed
he/she/it has assumed
we have assumed
you have assumed
they have assumed
Past Continuous
I was assuming
you were assuming
he/she/it was assuming
we were assuming
you were assuming
they were assuming
Past Perfect
I had assumed
you had assumed
he/she/it had assumed
we had assumed
you had assumed
they had assumed
Future
I will assume
you will assume
he/she/it will assume
we will assume
you will assume
they will assume
Future Perfect
I will have assumed
you will have assumed
he/she/it will have assumed
we will have assumed
you will have assumed
they will have assumed
Future Continuous
I will be assuming
you will be assuming
he/she/it will be assuming
we will be assuming
you will be assuming
they will be assuming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been assuming
you have been assuming
he/she/it has been assuming
we have been assuming
you have been assuming
they have been assuming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been assuming
you will have been assuming
he/she/it will have been assuming
we will have been assuming
you will have been assuming
they will have been assuming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been assuming
you had been assuming
he/she/it had been assuming
we had been assuming
you had been assuming
they had been assuming
Conditional
I would assume
you would assume
he/she/it would assume
we would assume
you would assume
they would assume
Past Conditional
I would have assumed
you would have assumed
he/she/it would have assumed
we would have assumed
you would have assumed
they would have assumed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.assume - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
presuppose,suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
anticipate,expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
2.assume - take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilitiesassume - take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
resume - assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
take office - assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?"
3.assume - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspectassume - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior"
4.assume - take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
carry-the can,face the music - accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
5.assume - occupy or take onassume - occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
fill,occupy,take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
6.assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with forceassume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
annex - take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania"
appropriate,conquer,seize,capture - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
hijack - seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"
raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
7.assume - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
pretend,dissemble,act - behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
play - pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"
feint - deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"
8.assume - take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"
Christian religion,Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
receive,take in,invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
9.assume - put clothing on one's bodyassume - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
dress,get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
hat - put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
try on,try - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
scarf - wrap in or adorn with a scarf
slip on - put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

assume

verb
1.presume,think,believe,expect,accept,suppose,imagine,suspect,guess(informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.),take it,fancy,take for granted,infer,conjecture,postulate,surmise,presupposeIt is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
presumeknow,prove
2.take on,begin,accept,manage,bear,handle,shoulder,take over,don,acquire,put on,take up,embrace,undertake,set about,attend to,take responsibility for,embark upon,enter uponHe will assume the role of Chief Executive.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

assume

verb
2.To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:
3.To take on or give a false appearance of:
4.To take for granted without proof:
Informal:reckon.
5.To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right:
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Translations
يَأخُذ عَلى عَاتِقِهيَتَظاهَريَفْتَرِضيَفْتَرِضُ
předpokládatpřevzítpřijmoutnasadit
antageformodegå ud fraovertagepåtage
olettaa
pretpostaviti
felöltölt
taka á sig, setja upp; gera sér upptaka aî sértelja víst
想定する
가정하다
apsimestinisimtismanytinetikrasprielaida
pieņemtuzņemtiesuzskatīt
nasadiť si
domnevati
anta
ทึกทักเอา
varsaymakyüklenmek…olduğunu düşünmekkendine …süsü vermektaslamak
giả thiết

assume

[əˈsjuːm]VT
1. (=suppose) →suponer
we may therefore assume that →así,es de suponer que ...
let us assume that →pongamos porcasoorsupongamos que ...
assuming that →suponiendo que ...,en elsupuestode que ...
you are assuming a lot →supones demasiado, eso es muchosuponer
you resigned, I assume →dimitiste, meimagino
2. (=take on, take over) [+power, control, responsibility] →asumir; [+authority] (unjustly) →apropiarse,arrogarse
3. (=adopt) [+name, attitude, look of surprise] →adoptar; [+air] →darse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

assume

[əˈsjuːm]vt
(=suppose) →supposer
to assume (that) ... →supposer que ...
I assume she won't be coming →Jesuppose qu'elle neviendra pas.
let us assume that ... →supposons que ...
assuming (that) ... →supposons que ...
(=take on) [+responsibilities] →assumer; [+attitude] →prendre,adopter; [+name] →prendre,adopter; [+look] →prendre
Her eyes assumed a strange, weary look →Sesyeuxprirent uneexpressionétrange, lasse.assumed namen →nommd'emprunt
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

assume

vt
(= take for granted, suppose) →annehmen;(= presuppose) →voraussetzen;let usassume that you are right →nehmen wir anorgehen wir davon aus, Sie hätten recht;assuming (that) … →angenommen(, dass) …;assuming (that) this is true … →angenommenorvorausgesetzt, (dass) dasstimmt …;Professor Xassumes as his basic premise that … →Professor Xgeht von derGrundvoraussetzung aus, dass …
power, control →übernehmen; (forcefully) →ergreifen
(= take on)name, title →annehmen, sich(dat) →zulegen;guise, shape, attitude →annehmen;toassume office →seinAmtantreten;toassume a look of innocence/surprise →eineunschuldige/überraschteMieneaufsetzen;the problem hasassumed a new importance →dasProblem hatneueBedeutunggewonnen;the skyassumed a reddish glow(liter) →der HimmelnahmrötlicheGlut an(poet)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

assume

[əˈsjuːm]vt
a. (suppose) →supporre,presumere,presupporre
assuming that ... →supponendo che...
b. (power, control, attitude) →assumere,prendere
to assume responsibility for →assumersi laresponsabilità di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

assume

(əˈsjuːm) verb
1. to take or accept as true.I assume (that) you'd like time to decide. aanneem يَفْتَرِض предполагам supor předpokládatannehmen antage; formode; gå ud fraυποθέτω,συμπεραίνωsuponer oletama فرض کردن؛ پنداشتن olettaasupposer לְהַנִיח मान लेना pretpostaviti feltételez menganggap telja vístsupporre,ritenere 仮定する 당연한 일로 생각하다 manyti pieņemt; uzskatīt anggapaannemenanta,gå ut fra zakładać فرض کول supor a presupuneдопускать predpokladať domnevati pretpostaviti anta, förmoda ทึกทักเอาvarsaymak, ...olduğunu düşünmek 假定 вважати, припускати فرض کرنا giả thiết rằng假定
2. to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibilityetc).He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency. aanvaar, aanneem, op homself neem يَأخُذ عَلى عَاتِقِه приемам assumir převzít, přijmoutübernehmen påtage sig; overtageαναλαμβάνωasumir enda peale võtma به عهده گرفتن؛ تقبل کردن ottaaassumer לְקַבֵּל עַל עַצמוֹ कार्यभार संभालना preuzeti magára vállal mengambil taka að sérassumere 引き受ける 떠맡다 imtis uzņemties menerimaop zich nemenpåta,overtaprzyjmować په غاړه اخیستل، قبلولassumir a(-şi) asuma брать на себя prijať prevzeti preuzeti (na sebe) anta, inta รับ üstlenmek, yüklenmek 擔任 брати на себе ذمہ داری لینا đảm đương担任
3. to put on (a particular appearanceetc).He assumed a look of horror. het gehad يَتَظاهَر придобивам вид adotar nasaditannehmen påtage παίρνω (συγκεκριμένη) μορφήadquirir,adoptar teesklema وانمود کردن؛ به خود گرفتن muuttua ulkoisestiprendre,affecter לַעֲטוִת रूप धारण करना poprimiti (fel)ölt memperlihatkan taka á sig, setja upp; gera sér uppassumere,prendere ～のふりをする (태도를) 취하다 apsimesti pieņemt mengenakanaannemensette opp,legge seg til przybierać ځان ته اخیستل، ښکاره کول adoptar a(-şi) lua напускать на себя nasadiť si nadeti si (videz) praviti se låtsa, lägga sig till med สวมบทบาท kendine ...süsü vermek, var gibi göstermek, taslamak 裝出 набувати ظاہر کرنا giả bộ装出
asˈsumed adjective
pretended; not genuine.assumed astonishment;He wrote under an assumed name (= not using his real name). onegte, skuilend غَير حَقيقي، مُنْتَحَـل фалшив falso předstíraný, nepravývorgetäuscht;angenommen påtaget; falskπροσποιητόςpresunto;falso teeseldud, vale- فرضی؛ غیرواقعی teennäinenfeint,d'empruntבדוי कल्पित lažan ál pura-pura uppgerðar-, falskurfalso みせかけの 가장한 apsimestinis, netikras pieņemts; neīsts berpura-puravoorgewend,onechtpåtatt,falsk udawany,przybrany غیر واقعی ، فرضی falso prefăcut; de împrumut притворный;вымышленный predstieraný, nepravý izposojen, lažen lažni antagen, låtsad ปลอมtakma,sahte 假裝的 вигаданий مصنوعی اظہار làm ra vẻ假装的
asˈsumption (-ˈsamp-) noun
something assumed.On the assumption that we can produce four pages an hour, the work will be finished tomorrow. aanname إفْتِراض предположение suposição předpoklad die Annahme forudsætning; antagelse (προ)ϋπόθεσηsupuesto eeldus فرض oletushypothèseהשערה,הנחה अनुमान pretpostavka feltevés dugaan sem ráð er fyrir gert, ætlaðuripotesi,supposizione 仮定 가정 prielaida pieņēmums dengan menganggapveronderstellingantakelse,sett at ...założenie قرض کولsuposição supoziţieпредположение;допущение predpoklad predpostavka, domneva pretpostavka antagande, förutsättning การสมมติvarsayım,farz,tahmin 假定 припущення مفروضہ ، فرضی giả định假定
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assume

→يَفْتَرِضُ předpokládat antageannehmenυποθέτωsuponer olettaaprésumer pretpostavitipresumere 想定する 가정하다aannemenantaprzypuścićpresumirсчитать anta ทึกทักเอาvarsaymak giả thiết假定
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