Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to presume
Participle: presumed
Gerund: presuming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | presume |
| you | presume |
| he;she;it | presumes |
| we | presume |
| you | presume |
| they | presume |
Perfect
| I | have presumed |
| you | have presumed |
| he;she;it | has presumed |
| we | have presumed |
| you | have presumed |
| they | have presumed |
Past
| I | presumed |
| you | presumed |
| he;she;it | presumed |
| we | presumed |
| you | presumed |
| they | presumed |
Pluperfect
| I | had presumed |
| you | had presumed |
| he;she;it | had presumed |
| we | had presumed |
| you | had presumed |
| they | had presumed |
Future
| I | will presume |
| you | will presume |
| he;she;it | will presume |
| we | will presume |
| you | will presume |
| they | will presume |
Future Perfect
| I | will have presumed |
| you | will have presumed |
| he;she;it | will have presumed |
| we | will have presumed |
| you | will have presumed |
| they | will have presumed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | presume |
| you | presume |
| he;she;it | presume |
| we | presume |
| you | presume |
| they | presume |
Perfect
| I | have presumed |
| you | have presumed |
| he;she;it | have presumed |
| we | have presumed |
| you | have presumed |
| they | have presumed |
Imperfect
| I | presumed |
| you | presumed |
| he;she;it | presumed |
| we | presumed |
| you | presumed |
| they | presumed |
Pluperfect
| I | had presumed |
| you | had presumed |
| he;she;it | had presumed |
| we | had presumed |
| you | had presumed |
| they | had presumed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would presume |
| you | would presume |
| he;she;it | would presume |
| we | would presume |
| you | would presume |
| they | would presume |
Perfect
| I | would have presumed |
| you | would have presumed |
| he;she;it | would have presumed |
| we | would have presumed |
| you | would have presumed |
| they | would have presumed |
Imperative
| you | presume |
| we | Let's presume |
| you | presume |
Verbs conjugated like 'presume'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'presume'
resume,
desume,
preassume,
precure,
pregame,
prelude,
prename,
presage,
preside,
pressure,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to assume to be true
- suppose
- to deem something true without verification or proof
- arread, assume, conject, conjecture, daresay, dope, go out on a limb, guess, guesstimate, hypothesize, imagine, infer, overhope, posit, postulate, reckon, speculate, suppose, suspect, take a stab at, take something as read, ween
- assume
- infer, conclude, believe, presuppose, suppose
- undertake
- venture
Antonyms
- assume
- relinquish, surrender, concede
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1375, "to take upon oneself, to take liberty," also "to take for granted, presuppose" (1377), from O.Fr.
presumer (12c.), from L.
præsumere (see presumption).
Presumptive is recorded from 1561. The
heir presumptive (1628) is "presumed" to be the heir if the
heir apparent is unavailable.
2. From Middle English presumen, from Anglo-Norman presumer and its source, Latin praesūmere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + sūmere (“to take”). See: Anglo-Norman '
presumer'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] impossible to say how ) thirteen times without a single accident ! There is another passenger very much wrapped-up, who has been frowned down by the rest, and morally trampled upon and crushed, for presuming to inquire with a timid interest how long it is since the poor President went down. He is standing close to the lazy gentleman, and says with a faint smile that he believes She is a very strong [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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I took that opportunity of inquiring how they conducted themselves immediately before going out; adding that I presumed they trembled very much.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] muddy shoes at the other and further observation demonstrated it to be a small boy in a snuff-coloured coat, with his arms quite pinioned to his sides, by deep forcing into his pockets. He was, I presume, a relative or friend of the coachman 's, as he lay a-top of the luggage with his face towards the rain; and except when a change of position brought his shoes in contact with my hat, he appeared to [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] more like a dame school than any police establishment: for this awful Institution was nothing but a little lazy, good-for-nothing front parlour, open to the street; wherein two or three figures (I presume the magistrate and his myrmidons ) were basking in the sunshine, the very effigies of languor and repose. It was a perfect picture of justice retired from business for want of customers; her sword [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] its attacks; when any social confidence is left unbroken by it, or any tie of social decency and honour is held in the least regard; when any man in that free country has freedom of opinion, and presumes to think for himself, and speak for himself, without humble reference to a censorship which, for its rampant ignorance and base dishonesty, he utterly loathes and despises in his heart; when those [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ O, fiddlestick ! as if that were any excuse ! I 'm unhappy, very often. I presume, ” she said, pensively, “ that I 've had greater trials than ever she had. It's just because they are so bad. There's some of them that you cannot break in by any kind of severity. I remember father [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ I mean to shame her; that's just what I want. She has all her life presumed on her delicacy, and her good looks, and her lady-like airs, till she forgets who she is; — and I'll give her one lesson that will bring her down, I fancy ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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All fled in different directions, except Sambo, who, presuming on the favor which the keeper had to him as a licensed wag, stood his ground, ducking his head with a facetious grin, whenever the master made a dive at him.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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I presume they believe that the only way to get rid of the evidence is to kill me.
(Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird)