assume
to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace.
to take upon oneself; undertake: to assume an obligation.
to take over the duties or responsibilities of: to assume the office of treasurer.
to take on (a particular character, quality, mode of life, etc.); adopt: He assumed the style of an aggressive go-getter.
to take on; be invested or endowed with: The situation assumed a threatening character.
to pretend to have or be; feign: to assume a humble manner.
to take upon oneself (the debts or obligations of another).
Archaic. to take into relation or association; adopt.
to take something for granted; presume.
Origin of assume
1synonym study For assume
Other words for assume
Other words from assume
- as·sum·er, noun
- o·ver·as·sume, verb (used with object), o·ver·as·sumed, o·ver·as·sum·ing.
- pre·as·sume, verb (used with object), pre·as·sumed, pre·as·sum·ing.
- re·as·sume, verb (used with object), re·as·sumed, re·as·sum·ing.
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How to use assume in a sentence
Bishop Garrison, assuming a newly created role, will directly advise Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on diversity and inclusion issues.
The Pentagon is taking a major step to deal with its diversity problems | Alex Ward | February 12, 2021 | VoxCovington, who began disparaging Usman months before their fight, assumed a more vitriolic tone than Woodley, provoking several confrontations including one in the Palms Casino Resort buffet line the day after Usman defeated Woodley.
As Kamaru Usman edges toward UFC greatness, his former teammate wants to stop him | Glynn A. Hill | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostSince you assume your benefits are on hold, and you know nothing about the scammer's lies and schemes to steal your identity, you're unaware that your payments are being illegally sent to the scammers.
Hints From Heloise: New scam tied to coronavirus pandemic | Heloise Heloise | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostAccording to the authors, it's generally been assumed that whichever creature inflicts the most damage wins the fight.
Caged heat: Mesquite bugs battle in a plastic cup—for science! | Jennifer Ouellette | February 11, 2021 | Ars TechnicaA parent will always assume that it is their child’s friend who suggested doing the prohibited thing, not their beloved progeny.
Half of Republicans say that the Capitol violence was mostly antifa’s fault | Philip Bump | February 11, 2021 | Washington Post
When our elected representatives assume their respective offices, they take an oath to “protect and defend the Constitution.”
Are Police Stealing People’s Property? | Joan Blades, Matt Kibbe | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTNor should we ever assume that weather alone, however extreme, should be fatal to a commercial flight.
Campaigns like opechatesgays.com assume that LGBT people are an interest group with only one interest: their own.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt occurs to me that Mount must assume that Hitchcock has read it--after all, it came from him.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow that I am free, I have Medicaid and doctors no longer assume I am malingering.
Many adults assume that a child can look at a landscape as they look at it, taking in the whole picturesque effect.
Children's Ways | James SullyIt will be found that as a whole they assume a flat position, and are very easily handled.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinHe was told that a son must not play in his father's presence, nor assume free or easy posture before him.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeWhen people argue in this strain, I immediately assume the offensive.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.We may fairly assume the presence here of one or two, if not more, assistants, besides a pupil or improver.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William Petherick
British Dictionary definitions for assume
/ (əˈsjuːm) /
(may take a clause as object) to take for granted; accept without proof; suppose: to assume that someone is sane
to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc): to assume office
to pretend to; feign: he assumed indifference, although the news affected him deeply
to take or put on; adopt: the problem assumed gigantic proportions
to appropriate or usurp (power, control, etc); arrogate: the revolutionaries assumed control of the city
Christianity (of God) to take up (the soul of a believer) into heaven
Origin of assume
1Derived forms of assume
- assumable, adjective
- assumer, noun
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