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- [uh-soom]
- /əˈsum/
- /əˈsjuːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-soom]
- /əˈsum/
Definitions of assume word
- verb assume If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly. 3
- verb assume If someone assumes power or responsibility, they take power or responsibility. 3
- verb assume If something assumes a particular quality, it begins to have that quality. 3
- verb assume If you assume a particular expression or way of behaving, you start to look or behave in this way. 3
- verb assume to take for granted; accept without proof; suppose 3
- verb assume to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc) 3
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Origin of assume
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French assumer) < Latin assūmere to take to, adopt, equivalent to as- as- + sūmere to take up; see consume
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Parts of speech for Assume
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assume popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
assume usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assume
verb assume
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- infer — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
Antonyms for assume
verb assume
- discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
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