presume
verb /prɪˈzjuːm/
/prɪˈzuːm/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they presume | /prɪˈzjuːm/ /prɪˈzuːm/ |
| he / she / it presumes | /prɪˈzjuːmz/ /prɪˈzuːmz/ |
| past simple presumed | /prɪˈzjuːmd/ /prɪˈzuːmd/ |
| past participle presumed | /prɪˈzjuːmd/ /prɪˈzuːmd/ |
| -ing form presuming | /prɪˈzjuːmɪŋ/ /prɪˈzuːmɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to suppose that something is true, although you do not have actual proof synonym assume
- They are very expensive, I presume?
- ‘Is he still abroad?’ ‘I presume so.’
- presume (that)… I presumed (that) he understood the rules.
- it is presumed that… Little is known of the youngest son; it is presumed that he died young.
- presume somebody/something to be/have something I presumed him to be her husband.
Extra Examples- I had presumed wrongly that Jenny would be there.
- I presumed that he understood the rules.
- They presume that a woman's partner is supporting her financially, whether this is true or not.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- correctly
- wrongly
- reasonably
- …
- be presumed dead
- be presumed guilty
- be presumed innocent
- …
- [transitive] to accept that something is true until it is shown not to be true, especially in court
- presume somebody/something + adj. Twelve passengers are missing, presumed dead.
- In English law, a person is presumed innocent until proved guilty.
- presume something We must presume innocence until we have proof of guilt.
- presume somebody/something to be/have something We must presume them to be innocent until we have proof of guilt.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- correctly
- wrongly
- reasonably
- …
- be presumed dead
- be presumed guilty
- be presumed innocent
- …
- [transitive] presume something (formal) to accept something as true or existing and to act on that basis
- The course seems to presume some previous knowledge of the subject.
- [intransitive] presume to do something (formal) to behave in a way that shows a lack of respect by doing something that you have no right to do
- I wouldn't presume to tell you how to run your own business.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French presumer, from Latin praesumere ‘anticipate’ (in late Latin ‘take for granted’), from prae ‘before’ + sumere ‘take’.