presumablypre‧su‧ma‧bly /prɪˈzjuːməbli $ -ˈzuː-/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL adverb 
Examples
It’s raining, which presumably means that your football match will be cancelled.[sentence adverb] He’s dead now, presumably?
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Presumably he's going to come back and get this stuff.
- In the center of the photo is a tall, well-dressed woman - presumably the firm's boss.
- Several of the villagers disappeared, presumably killed by enemy soldiers.
- The audience hears the word so many times during the play that presumably they learn what it means if they didn't already know.
- Both were presumably tenants as Charles Ballinger still owned the mill up to the 1850s.
- Few women, presumably, would want to return to the assumptions on which the old system was based.
- If the cap fitted Irving, presumably he could wear it.
- In the discussion below, the obstacles are located within the occupation where presumably sociologists can solve them.
- Others that he signed presumably took less thought.
- The society that built Newgrange presumably used it for hundreds of years.
- This presumably involved the slitting of rolled plates into bars, these being converted into nail-rods.
Longman Language Activatorto think that something is true, but not be sure► think/believe
Collocations to think something is true, but you are not completely sure. Believe is more formal than think: think/believe (that): · I think Jill moved to the new house last week.· "Is it painted?" "No, I think it's a mosaic."I think so/I believe so (=say this to answer "yes" to a questions when you are fairly sure that something is true): · "Has James gone home?" "Yes, I think so."
► assume to think that something is true, although you have no proof: · You shouldn't just assume things without getting all the facts.assume (that): · I just assumed that the woman standing next to Jack was his wife.· We assume that other industrialized nations are going to help with money for food and other supplies.we can safely assume (=it is reasonably certain): · I think we can safely assume that the practice is legal.
► assumption something that you think is true although you have no proof: · Yes the Socialists will probably win -- that seems a fair assumption.make the assumption that: · At that time we had to make the assumption that the disease was spreading and take action to stop it.on the assumption that: · Eden acted on the assumption that his allies would support him.
► be under the impression (that) to wrongly believe that something is true, because of something you have heard or seen: · I was under the impression that you couldn't get a parking ticket on private property.be under the mistaken impression (that): · The average American is under the mistaken impression that wildlife refuges have been set up to protect animals.
► suspect to think that something is probably true, especially something bad: suspect (that): · I suspect that he never really loved her.· No one suspected anything was wrong.as somebody suspected: · As we suspected, there is a problem with the braking system, and it will be replaced.
► believe to feel sure that something is true because of information that you have, although there is always some possibility that you are wrong: believe (that): · Police believe that the money was stolen by a gang of youths.believe somebody to be capable/honest/a fool etc: · I had always believed Catherine to be absolutely honest in money matters.firmly believe: · Both sides firmly believe that a peace settlement is now possible.
► presume to be fairly sure of something, especially because you have a good reason to think so, although you have no proof: presume (that): · The committee presumed that its decisions would be carried out.presume somebody/something to be somebody/something: · Many scientists presumed the new damage to the forests to be the result of higher levels of pollution.be presumed innocent/dead/responsible etc: · The defendant is presumed innocent until proved guilty.
► presumably if you say something presumably is a fact, you think it must be true because of the information you have: · Several of the villagers disappeared, presumably killed by enemy soldiers.· The audience hears the word so many times during the play that presumably they learn what it means if they didn't already know.
► suppose to think that something is probably true, especially because of some information you have - use this in written or formal contexts: suppose (that): · We have no reason to suppose that the girl is dead.· There are many reasons to suppose that Shakespeare was familiar with the stories of medieval Italy.
► take it for granted to be sure that something is true without ever asking yourself whether you are right or not: · I never asked if she was single - I just took it for granted.take it for granted (that): · I took if for granted that Steven would still be working for us when the new project started.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► mean
Word family· This presumably means that leave must be sought to file a supplementary statement where any time limit for filing evidence has expired.· But to provide highlights without at least some explanation is equally so, since they are presumably meant to serve as introductions.· Since it presumably means we will not for some time to come be seeing her again stretched horizontal on a sun lounger.· That presumably meant that she wouldn't feel it when her grip slipped.
WORD FAMILYnounpresumptionverbpresumeadverbpresumably
used to say that you think something is probably true: It’s raining, which presumably means that your football match will be cancelled.[sentence adverb] He’s dead now, presumably?