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pre·sume  (pr-zm)

v. pre·sumed, pre·sum·ing, pre·sumes

v.tr.

1. To take for granted as being true in the absence of proof to the contrary: We presumed she was innocent.

2. To constitute reasonable evidence for assuming; appear to prove: A signed hotel bill presumes occupancy of a room.

3. To venture without authority or permission; dare: He presumed to invite himself to dinner.

v.intr.

1. To act overconfidently; take liberties.

2. To take unwarranted advantage of something; go beyond the proper limits: Don't presume on their hospitality.

3. To take for granted that something is true or factual; suppose: That's the new assistant, I presume.

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[Middle English presumen, from Old French presumer, from Late Latin praesmere, from Latin, to anticipate : prae-, pre- + smere, to take; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·sumed·ly (-zmd-l) adv.

pre·sumer n.

Synonyms: presume, presuppose, postulate, posit, assume
These verbs signify to take something for granted or as being a fact. To presume is to suppose that something is reasonable or possible in the absence of proof to the contrary: "I presume you're tired after the long ride" (Edith Wharton).
Presuppose can mean to believe or suppose in advance: It is unrealistic to presuppose a sophisticated knowledge of harmony in a beginning music student.
Postulate and posit denote the assertion of the existence, reality, necessity, or truth of something as the basis for reasoning or argument: "We can see individuals, but we can't see providence; we have to postulate it" (Aldous Huxley).
To assume is to accept something as existing or being true without proof or on inconclusive grounds: "We must never assume that which is incapable of proof" (G.H. Lewes).

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presume [prɪˈzjuːm]

vb

1. (when tr, often takes a clause as object) to take (something) for granted; assume

2. (when tr, often foll by an infinitive) to take upon oneself (to do something) without warrant or permission; dare do you presume to copy my work?

3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to rely or depend don't presume on his agreement

4. (Law) Law to take as proved until contrary evidence is produced

[via Old French from Latin praesūmere to take in advance, from prae before + sūmere to assume]

presumedly  [prɪˈzjuːmɪdlɪ] adv

presumer  n

presuming  adj

presumingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	presume - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" assume, take for granted 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.	presume - take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" dare, make bold act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	3.	presume - constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food" bear witness, evidence, testify, prove, show - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
	4.	presume - take liberties or act with too much confidence behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

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presume

verb

1. believe, think, suppose, assume, guess (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), take it, take for granted, infer, conjecture, postulate, surmise, posit, presuppose I presume you're here on business.

2. dare, venture, undertake, go so far as, have the audacity, take the liberty, make bold, make so bold as I wouldn't presume to question your judgement.

3. presuppose, assume, imply, take as read The legal definition of 'know' often presumes mental control.

presume on something or someone depend on, rely on, exploit, take advantage of, count on, bank on, take liberties with, trust in or to He's presuming on your good nature.

Quotations
"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" [Henry Morton Stanley How I Found Livingstone]

Translations

presume [prɪˈzjuːm]

A. VT

1. (= suppose) → suponer, presumir
his death must be presumed → es de suponer que ha muerto, hay que presumir que ha muerto
to presume that → suponer que ...
it may be presumed that → es de suponer que ...
to presume sb to be innocent → suponer que algn es inocente
Dr Livingstone, I presume → Dr Livingstone según creo

2. (= venture) to presume to do sth → atreverse a hacer algo
I wouldn't presume to question your judgement → no me atrevería a poner en duda su buen criterio
if I may presume to advise you → si me permite ofrecerle un consejo

B. VI

1. (= suppose) → suponer

2. (= take liberties) to presume on sb's friendship → abusar de la amistad de algn
you presume too much → no sabes lo que pides, pides demasiado

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presume [prɪˈzjuːm] vt

(= suppose) → présumer
to presume (that) ... → présumer que ...
I presume you're here on business → Je présume que vous êtes ici pour affaires.
I presume so → je présume que oui
to be presumed dead → être présumé mort

(= dare) to presume to do sth → se permettre de faire qch

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presume

vt

(= suppose) → annehmen, vermuten; sb’s death → unterstellen (form); presumed dead → mutmaßlich verstorben; to be presumed innocent → als unschuldig gelten; he is presumed to be living in Spain → es wird vermutet, dass er in Spanien lebt

(= venture) to presume to do something → sich (dat) → erlauben or sich (dat) → herausnehmen or sich erdreisten, etw zu tun

vi

(= suppose) → annehmen, vermuten; Dr Livingstone, I presume → Dr. Livingstone, wie ich annehme; it was his decision, I presume → ich nehme an or vermute, das war seine Entscheidung; I presume not → ich glaube nein

(= take liberties, be presumptuous) I didn’t want to presume → ich wollte nicht aufdringlich sein; you presume too much → Sie sind wirklich vermessen; to presume on or upon something → etw überbeanspruchen

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presume [prɪˈzjuːm]

1. vt

a. (suppose) to presume (that) → supporre (che), presumere (che)
I presume she'll come → suppongo che verrà
I presume he did it → suppongo che l'abbia fatto

b. (frm) (venture) to presume to do sth → permettersi di fare qc

2. vi (frm) (take liberties) → prendersi troppe libertà
to presume on sb's friendship → approfittarsi dell'amicizia di qn

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presume [prɪˈzjuːm]

1. vt

a. (suppose) to presume (that) → supporre (che), presumere (che)
I presume she'll come → suppongo che verrà
I presume he did it → suppongo che l'abbia fatto

b. (frm) (venture) to presume to do sth → permettersi di fare qc

2. vi (frm) (take liberties) → prendersi troppe libertà
to presume on sb's friendship → approfittarsi dell'amicizia di qn

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presume

v presume [prəˈzjuːm]

1 to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; Has he gone?' `I presume so.' aanneem يَفْتَرِض وجود شَيء пpeдпoлaгaм předpokládat formode 'annehmen υποθέτω presumir, suponer arvama فرض کردن olettaa présumer, supposer לְהַנִיח मान लेना pretpostaviti feltételez, vél, gyanít yakin gera ráð fyrir presumere, supporre 推定する 추정하다 (pa)manyti pieņemt; domāt; uzskatīt membuat anggapan aannemen anta, gå ut fra założyć calcular a presupune, a bănui предполагать predpokladať domnevati pretpostavljati anta, förmoda สันนิษฐาน varsaymak, farzetmek 相信，認定，假定 припускати, гадати مان لينا، فرض کرنا cho là; đoán là 相信，认定，假定

2 to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so) I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you. waag يَجْرُؤ позволявам си dovolit si vove anmaßen τολμώ atreverse, permitirse endale lubama جسارت کردن rohjeta se permettre de חָצוּף साहस करना, आज्ञा लिए बिना करना dopustiti sebi mer(észel) (vmit megtenni) lancang, berani leyfa sér, dirfast permettersi di あえて～する 대담하게 (~) 하다 drįsti uzdrīkstēties memandai-mandai zich aanmatigen ta seg den frihet å ośmielić się ter a presunção a-şi per­mite (să) осмеливаться dovoliť si dovoliti si davati sebi za pravo tillåta (drista, understå) sig ทึกทัก cüret etmek 擅自 насмілюватися, наважуватися جرأت کرنا đánh bạo 擅自

adv preˈsumably

I presume She's not in her office – presumably she went home early. vermoedelik حَسَب الإفْتِراض вероятно pravděpodobně formentligt vermutlich μάλλον se supone que, es de suponer oletatavasti احتمالاً oletettavasti vraisemblablement יש לְהָנִיח संभाव्यत po svojoj prilici,vjerovatno feltehetően mungkin sennilega presumibilmente おそらく 아마 tikriausiai, turbūt iespējams; jādomā, ka barangkali vermoedelijk antakelig, trolig, formodentlig przypuszczalnie provavelmente probabil вероятно pravdepodobne verjetno verovatno antagligen, förmodligen โดยการคาดคะเน belki, galiba 我相信 мабуть; очевидно شايد có lẽ 我相信

n preˈsumption [-ˈzamp-]

1 something presumed She married again, on the presumption that her first husband was dead. vermoede إفْتِراض предположение předpoklad formodning die Vermutung υπόθεση presunción, suposición oletus فرض oletus présomption הַנָחָה धारणा vjerovatno feltételezés keyakinan ályktun supposizione 仮定 추정 prielaida, prezumpcija prezumpcija; pieņēmums; uzskats anggapan veronderstelling antakelse, tro, formodning założenie suposição presu­punere предположение predpoklad domneva pretpostavka antagande, förmodan การสันนิษฐาน varsayım, tahmin 被認定的事物，推斷 припущення قياس، گمان điều giả định 被认定的事物，推断

2 unsuitable boldness, eg in one's behaviour towards another person. ongeskik تَجَرُّؤ، تَطاوُل самонадеяност troufalost arrogance die Anmaßung υπερβολικό θάρρος presunción jultumus پررویی röyhkeys impertinence חוּצפָּה अभिमान, धृष्टता drzak,odveć samosvjestan elbizakodottság kelancangan ósvífni presunzione ずうずうしさ 뻔뻔함 perdėtas pasitikėjimas savimi uzdrīkstēšanās; pašpārliecinātība perbuatan memandai-mandai aanmatiging innbilskhet, arroganse arogancja presunção impertinenţă самонадеянность trúfalosť predrznost drskost förmätenhet, övermod, arrogans อวดดี küstahlık, cüret 自以為是，冒昧，傲慢 самовпевненість جرأت بيجا sự kiêu căng 自以为是，冒昧，傲慢

adj preˈsumptuous [-ˈzamptjuəs, (American ) -ˈzamptʃuəs]

impolitely bold. ongeskik, voor op die wa قَليل الحَياء، وَقِح، مُتَجاسِر самонадея drzý indbildsk anmaßend θρασύς, αυθάδης presuntuoso jultunud گستاخ röyhkeä impertinent חוּצפָּה धृष्ट drzak,uobražen elbizakodott lancang djarfur, ósvífinn presuntuoso つけあがった 뻔뻔스러운, 주제넘은 pernelyg įžūlus, pasitikintis savimi pašpārliecināts terlalu berani aanmatigend overmodig, innbilsk arogancki presunçoso impertinent самонадеянный drzý predrzen arogantan förmäten, övermodig, arrogant ที่อวดดี küstah, haddini bilmez 傲慢的 самовпевнений; зухвалий شوخ، بے باک ngạo mạn 傲慢的

n preˈsumptuousness

ongeskikheid تَجاسُر، وَقاحَه، قِلَّة حَياء самонадеяност drzost indbildskhed die Anmaßung θρασύτητα presunción, atrevimiento jultumus گستاخی ylimielisyys impertinence שַחצָנוּת धृष्ठता drskost önhittség kelancangan ósvífni presunzione つけあがり 뻔뻔스러움 įžūlumas, perdėtas pasitikėjimas savimi pašpārliecinātība sikap yg memandai-mandai aanmatiging overmodighet, innbilskhet nadmierna pewność siebie presunção impertinenţă самонадеянность drzosť predrznost arogantnost förmätenhet, övermod, arrogans การทะนงตน küstahlık, haddini bilmezlik 傲慢 самовпевненість; зухвалість بے باکي، شوخي sự ngạo mạn 傲慢

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presume → يُسَلِم ب předpokládat antage annehmen υποθέτω suponer olettaa supposer pretpostaviti presumere 推定する 추정하다 veronderstellen ta for gitt przypuścić presumir предполагать anta เชื่อว่าเป็นจริง farzetmek giả sử 假定