presume
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
I don't want to pretend to be an authority on this line of business, so I would never presume to tell you how to run your own company.
- 2.
(archaic, transitive)(transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
- 3.
(transitive)To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
Paw-prints in the snow allow us to presume a visit from next door's cat.
Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
- 4.
(transitive)To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
- 5.
(intransitive)To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].
Thanks, but I can't accept the money; I would not want to presume on the generosity of a stranger'
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ine-pro From Middle English presumen, from presumer and its source, Latin praesūmere (to take beforehand, anticipate), from prae- + sūmere (to take).