Associations to the word «Presume»
Noun
- Presumption
- Livingstone
- Dictate
- Baronetage
- Baronetcy
- Disappearance
- Censure
- Seniority
- Contrary
- Consent
- Baronet
- Lordship
- Innocence
- Defendant
- Propriety
- Acquaintance
- Taxon
- Guilt
- Offence
- Supposing
- Almighty
- Ladyship
- Madam
- Pretence
- Wreckage
- Approbation
- Agonist
- Whereabouts
- Vegas
- Synopsis
- Hereafter
- Sunk
- Amnesia
- Familiarity
- Coercion
- Culprit
- Inference
- Scruple
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PRESUME, verb. (transitive) (now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission. [from 14th c.]
PRESUME, verb. (transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]
PRESUME, verb. (transitive) To assume to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
PRESUME, verb. (intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with). [from 15th c.]
Dictionary definition
PRESUME, verb. Take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late".
PRESUME, verb. Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?".
PRESUME, verb. Constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food".
PRESUME, verb. Take liberties or act with too much confidence.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.