presume
pre|sume /prɪzj'uːm, AM -z'uːm/ (presumes presuming presumed)
1 [VERB] V that, V that, V so, be V-ed to-inf, be V-ed adj
If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
I presume you're here on business...
Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume?...
`Had he been home all week?'--`I presume so.'
...areas that have been presumed to be safe...
The missing person is presumed dead.
= assume
2 [VERB] V to-inf
If you say that someone presumes to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it. (FORMAL)
They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs...
3 [VERB] V n, V that
If an idea, theory, or plan presumes certain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories. (FORMAL)
The legal definition of `know' often presumes mental control...
The arrangement presumes that both lenders and borrowers are rational.
1 [VERB] V that, V that, V so, be V-ed to-inf, be V-ed adj
If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
I presume you're here on business...
Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume?...
`Had he been home all week?'--`I presume so.'
...areas that have been presumed to be safe...
The missing person is presumed dead.
= assume
2 [VERB] V to-inf
If you say that someone presumes to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it. (FORMAL)
They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs...
3 [VERB] V n, V that
If an idea, theory, or plan presumes certain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories. (FORMAL)
The legal definition of `know' often presumes mental control...
The arrangement presumes that both lenders and borrowers are rational.