Presume — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪzˈuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪzjˈuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪzjˈuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹɪzˈuːm/.

Examples

I assume his train was late
How dare you call my lawyer?
A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make bold assume take for granted dare

Parts of Speech

verb	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof “I assume his train was late”
verb	take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission “How dare you call my lawyer?”
verb	constitute reasonable evidence for “A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food”
verb	take liberties or act with too much confidence

Word Forms

assumptive	adjective	accepted as real or true without proof
assumption	noun	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
presumptive	adjective	having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
presumption	noun	(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vermuten

annehmen, dass es der Fall ist oder dass es wahr ist; ohne Überprüfung oder Nachweis akzeptieren

🇫🇷French

présumer

prendre pour être le cas ou pour être vrai ; accepter sans vérification ni preuve

🇪🇸Spanish

presumir

tomar como cierto o como cierto; aceptar sin verificación o prueba

🇮🇹Italian

presumere

prendere per essere il caso o per essere vero; accettare senza verifica o prova

🇳🇱Dutch

veronderstel

neem aan dat dit het geval is of waar; accepteren zonder verificatie of bewijs

🇵🇹Portuguese

presumir

considere ser o caso ou ser verdade; aceitar sem verificação ou prova

🇷🇺Russian

предполагать

считать, что это так или верно; принять без проверки или доказательства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमान

मामला मान लें या सत्य मान लें; बिना सत्यापन या प्रमाण के स्वीकार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান

take to be the case or to be true; যাচাই বা প্রমাণ ছাড়াই গ্রহণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுமானிக்கவும்

வழக்கு அல்லது உண்மையாக இருக்க வேண்டும்; சரிபார்ப்பு அல்லது ஆதாரம் இல்லாமல் ஏற்றுக்கொள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహించు

కేసుగా లేదా నిజమని భావించండి; ధృవీకరణ లేదా రుజువు లేకుండా అంగీకరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गृहीत धरणे

केस असणे किंवा खरे असणे; सत्यापन किंवा पुराव्याशिवाय स्वीकारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધારવું

કેસ બનવા માટે અથવા સાચું હોવું; ચકાસણી અથવા પુરાવા વિના સ્વીકારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹಿಸಿ

ನಿಜವಾಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ನಿಜವಾಗಲು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪುರಾವೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുമാനിക്കുക

സത്യമായിരിക്കാനോ സത്യമായിരിക്കാനോ എടുക്കുക; സ്ഥിരീകരണമോ തെളിവോ ഇല്ലാതെ സ്വീകരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਨਣਾ

ਕੇਸ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਚ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ ਲਓ; ਤਸਦੀਕ ਜਾਂ ਸਬੂਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرض

معاملہ یا سچ ہونا؛ تصدیق یا ثبوت کے بغیر قبول کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怙

认为情况属实或属实；无需验证或证明即可接受

🇯🇵Japanese

推測する

事実であるか、または真実であるとみなします。検証や証明なしに受け入れる

🇰🇷Korean

추정하다

사실이거나 사실이라고 받아들이십시오. 확인이나 증명 없이 수락

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đoán chừng

coi là trường hợp hoặc là đúng; chấp nhận mà không cần xác minh hoặc bằng chứng

🇹🇭Thai

ทึกทักเอา

ถือเป็นกรณีหรือเป็นจริง; ยอมรับโดยไม่ต้องตรวจสอบหรือพิสูจน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menganggap

anggap sebagai kasus atau menjadi kenyataan; menerima tanpa verifikasi atau bukti

🇵🇭Filipino

magpalagay

kunin upang maging ang kaso o upang maging totoo; tanggapin nang walang pagpapatunay o patunay

🇲🇾Malay

menganggap

ambil untuk menjadi kes atau menjadi benar; terima tanpa pengesahan atau bukti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افترض

اعتبر أن هذا هو الحال أو أن يكون صحيحا؛ قبول دون تحقق أو برهان

🇮🇷Persian

فرض

اینطور باشد یا درست باشد. بدون تایید یا مدرک بپذیرید

🇹🇷Turkish

varsaymak

öyle ya da böyle olsun; doğrulama veya kanıt olmadan kabul et

🇮🇱Hebrew

להניח

לקחת להיות המקרה או להיות אמיתי; לקבל ללא אימות או הוכחה

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The primary meaning of 'presume' is 'take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof'.

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Using 'presume' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'presume' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'presume' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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