English English Dictionary

assume in English:

1. treat as real

English word "assume"(treat as real) occurs in sets:

Modern art and popular culture

2. suppose

I suppose so.

I happen to prefer champagne to ditchwater, but there is no reason to suppose that the cosmos does.

If you sum up feminist counselling in a few words, I suppose it would be counselling done from a woman's standpoint.

Oh, well... thought Dima. "I suppose that I can't be picky at a time like this."

When it comes to Chinese books that are overvalued worldwide I suppose it's Sun Tzu, isn't it?

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the publick to be the most anxious for its welfare.

I suppose that what we mean by beauty is that object, spiritual or material, more often material, which satisfies our aesthetic sense.

What a mess...I suppose there's nothing for it but restricting admissions. Handing out numbered tickets or something.

With this one exception, it is quite wrong to suppose that a simple culture will also have a simple language.

I pay my university fees to go to university by part-time work. Well, I'm a 'working student' I suppose.

Imagine a problem such as this: Suppose your brother has a car accident.

We can save on translations by giving it to an employee whose mother speaks that language. -- And I suppose you save on the cost of a doctor by seeing someone whose mother had been a doctor?

I suppose (that) I suppose you're right. So things worked out for the best, I suppose. 'Aren't you pleased?' 'Yes, I suppose so.'

But each to his own, I suppose. / 2. Nobody supposed that they would win. / 3. I don't suppose you know the code. / 4. Don't suppose we can do this again.

English word "assume"(suppose) occurs in sets:

Headway nigga

3. to accept something to be true without question or proof

English word "assume"(to accept something to be true without question or proof) occurs in sets:

Random words #4

4. unassuming

He has won public affection for his unassuming style.

Do you really think that unassuming guy is a criminal mastermind and a ruthless killer?

That's right. It's written in an unassuming fashion, and it's an ethical standpoint as well.

English word "assume"(unassuming) occurs in sets:

word formation 2

5. presume

I presume he's the loser.

No friend of yours, I presume

Presume is a verb that means to suppose, to take for granted, or to dare. presume is usually used when you suppose based on probability

Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!

May I presume to tell you that you are wrong?

I will not presume to give an opinion.

I presume (that) they're not coming, since they haven't replied to the invitation.

I presume that you've done your homework.

"I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building"

Don't presume you are going to get the job promotion. It might go to Harry instead.

I presume that you must have a good job.

I would not presume to say whether or not this summit was historic: that is for the future to tell us.

I shouldn't presume anything, but I have it from a good source

His wife had presumed him dead and was living with another man.

Woe to those who presume that they are destined to ‘enlighten’ others, not themselves!

6. implicate

Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?

7. to guess something without any certain proof

English word "assume"(to guess something without any certain proof) occurs in sets:

TOEFL - Most important words 51 - 75

8. estimate

According to an estimate, steel production will reach 100 million tons this year.

revenue estimate

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that in Pakistan alone, the United States executed more than 400 drone attacks that killed as many as 4,000 people.

It’s estimated that as much as 80% of our interaction with others is throughon-verbal communication.

That slows down the rate and prevents any estimate

Mr Yamada frowned on the estimate presented by a travel agency.

Free estimate for Spanish translations (Jp to S and S to Jp).

It is likely that nobody can accurately estimate the depth and breadth of this ravine.

It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.

Some economists estimate that housewives' services, valued in money, would amount to about 25% of GNP.

A camel is a gentle and pleasant tame beast whereof there are plenty in Africa especially in the Deserts of Libya, Numidia and Barbary by which Africans estimate their own wealth.

the two researchers were able to estimate what proportion of each child's life had spent in poverty.

The definition of an estimate is an opinion or a guess of the size, worth or cost of something.

Well in the UK it's estimated that you need around 360 hours of study to get to that stage from not knowing any English at all.

The estimate for repairs was low. It's just a rough estimate. It was not easy to estimate how many people were affected.

English word "assume"(estimate) occurs in sets:

HELLISH HOLIDAYS

other words beginning with "A"

assignment in English
assistant in English
associate in English
assumption in English
asthma in English
astonished in English