as·sume ( -s m )tr.v. as·sumed, as·sum·ing, as·sumes 1. To take upon oneself: assume responsibility; assume another's debts. 2. To undertake the duties of (an office): assumed the presidency. 3. To take on; adopt: "The god assumes a human form" (John Ruskin). 4. To put on; don: The queen assumed a velvet robe. 5. To affect the appearance or possession of; feign. 6. To take for granted; suppose: assumed that prices would rise. See Synonyms at presume. 7. To take over without justification; seize: assume control. 8. To take up or receive into heaven. [Middle English assumen, from Latin ass  mere : ad-, ad- + smere, to take; see em- in Indo-European roots.]as·sum  a·bili·ty n.as·sum a·ble adj.as·sum a·bly adv.as·sum er n. |
assume
Verb
[-suming, -sumed]
1. to take to be true without proof
2. to undertake or take on: every general staff officer was able to assume control of the army
3. to make a pretence of: the man had assumed a debonair attitude
4. to take on: her eyes assumed a scared haunted look [Latin ad- to + sumere to take up]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | assume - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" presuppose, suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
| 2. | assume - take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" resume - assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties" take office - assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?" | |
| 3. | assume - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior" | |
| 4. |  assume - take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" carry-the can, face the music - accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions | |
| 5. |  assume - occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 6. | assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" annex - take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" appropriate, conquer, seize, capture - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" hijack - seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process" raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies" | |
| 7. | assume - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" play - pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians" feint - deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot" | |
| 8. | assume - take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | |
| 9. | assume - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" hat - put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted" try on, try - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" scarf - wrap in or adorn with a scarf slip on - put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes" |
assume
verb 1. presume, think, believe, expect, accept, suppose, imagine, suspect, guess (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. take it, fancy, take for granted, infer, conjecture, postulate, surmise, presuppose << OPPOSITE know
verb 2. take on, begin, accept, manage, bear, handle, shoulder, take over, don, acquire, put on, take up, embrace, undertake, set about, attend to, take responsibility for, embark upon, enter upon
verb 4. take over, take, appropriate, acquire, seize, hijack, confiscate, wrest, usurp, lay claim to, pre-empt, commandeer, requisition, expropriate, arrogate << OPPOSITE give up
Translations
assume [əˈsjuːm] vt (= suppose) → suponer [+ responsibilities etc]; asumir [+ attitude, name]; adoptar, tomar
assume [əˈsjuːm] vt → supposer [+ responsibilities etc]; assumer [+ attitude, name]; prendre, adopter
v assume [əˈsjuːm]
1 to take or accept as true I assume (that) you'd like time to decide. aanneem يَفْتَرِض предполагам předpokládat antage; formode; gå ud fra annehmen υποθέτω, συμπεραίνω suponer oletama فرض کردن؛ پنداشتن otaksua supposer לְהַנִיח मान लेना pretpostaviti feltételez menganggap telja víst supporre, ritenere 仮定する 추정하다 manyti pieņemt; uzskatīt anggap aannemen anta, gå ut fra zakładać supor a presupune допускать predpokladať domnevati pretpostaviti anta, förmoda ทึกทักเอา varsaymak, ...olduğunu düşünmek 假定 вважати, припускати فرض کرنا giả thiết rằng 假定
2 to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc) He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency. aanvaar, aanneem, op homself neem يَأخُذ عَلى عَاتِقِه приемам převzít, přijmout påtage sig; overtage übernehmen αναλαμβάνω asumir enda peale võtma به عهده گرفتن؛ تقبل کردن ottaa harteilleen assumer לְקַבֵּל עַל עַצמוֹ कार्यभार संभालना preuzeti magára vállal mengambil taka að sér assumere 引き受ける (책임을) 떠맡다 imtis uzņemties menerima op zich nemen påta (seg), overta przyjmować assumir a(-şi) asuma брать на себя prijať prevzeti preuzeti (na sebe) anta, inta รับ üstlenmek, yüklenmek 擔任 брати на себе ذمہ داری لینا đảm đương 担任
3 to put on (a particular appearance etc) He assumed a look of horror. het gehad يَتَظاهَر придобивам вид nasadit påtage annehmen παίρνω (συγκεκριμένη) μορφή adquirir, adoptar teesklema وانمود کردن؛ به خود گرفتن ottaa, teeskennellä prendre, affecter לַעֲטוִת रूप धारण करना poprimiti (fel)ölt memperlihatkan taka á sig, setja upp; gera sér upp assumere, prendere ～のふりをする 거만한 태도를 취하다; (성질을) 띠다 apsimesti pieņemt mengenakan aannemen sette opp, legge seg til przybierać adoptar a(-şi) lua напускать на себя nasadiť si nadeti si (videz) praviti se låtsa, lägga sig till med สวมบทบาท kendine ...süsü vermek, var gibi göstermek, taslamak 裝出 набувати ظاہر کرنا giả bộ 装出
adj asˈsumed
pretended; not genuine assumed astonishment; He wrote under an assumed name (= not using his real name). onegte, skuilend غَير حَقيقي، مُنْتَحَـل фалшив předstíraný, nepravý påtaget; falsk vorgetäuscht; angenommen προσποιητός presunto; falso teeseldud, vale- فرضی؛ غیرواقعی tekaistu feint, d'emprunt בַּדוּי कल्पित lažan ál pura-pura uppgerðar-, falskur falso みせかけの 허위의, 가(假)... apsimestinis, netikras pieņemts; neīsts berpura-pura voorgewend, onecht påtatt, falsk udawany, przybrany falso prefăcut; de împrumut притворный;вымышленный predstieraný, nepravý izposojen, lažen lažni antagen, låtsad ปลอม takma, sahte 假裝的 вигаданий مصنوعی اظہار làm ra vẻ 假装的
n asˈsumption [-ˈsamp-]
something assumed On the assumption that we can produce four pages an hour, the work will be finished tomorrow. aanname إفْتِراض предположение předpoklad forudsætning; antagelse die Annahme (προ)ϋπόθεση supuesto eeldus فرض olettamus hypothèse הַשׁעָרָה, הַנָחָה अनुमान pretpostavka feltevés dugaan sem ráð er fyrir gert, ætlaður ipotesi, supposizione 仮定 가정; 가장하기 prielaida pieņēmums dengan menganggap veronderstelling antakelse, sett at... założenie suposição supoziţie предположение; допущение predpoklad predpostavka, domneva pretpostavka antagande, förutsättning การสมมติ varsayım, farz, tahmin 假定 припущення مفروضہ ، فرضی giả định 假定
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