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- Dictionaryassume/əˈsjuːm/
verb
- 1. suppose to be the case, without proof: "topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events" Similar
- 2. take or begin to have (power or responsibility): "he assumed full responsibility for all organizational work" Similar
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1. a. : to take to or upon oneself : undertake. assume responsibility. b. : to place oneself in. assume a position. 2. : seize, usurp. assume control. 3. : to pretend to have or be : feign. assumed an air of confidence in spite of her nervousness. 4. : to take as granted or true : suppose. I assume he'll be there. 5.
ASSUME definition: 1. to accept something to be true without question or proof: 2. to pretend to have a different…. Learn more.
to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: presuppose, posit, postulate, suppose. to take upon oneself; undertake: to assume an obligation. to take over the duties or responsibilities of: to assume the office of treasurer.
verb. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession. “He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town”
1. (may take a clause as object) to take for granted; accept without proof; suppose. to assume that someone is sane. 2. to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc) to assume office. 3. to pretend to; feign. he assumed indifference, although the news affected him deeply.
ASSUME meaning: 1. to accept something to be true without question or proof: 2. to pretend to have a different…. Learn more.
To take on or put on (a certain appearance, form, role, etc.) Webster's New World. To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation). Assume responsibility; assume another's debts. American Heritage. To put oneself into. Please assume a standing position. Webster's New World. To undertake the duties of (an office).
Definition of assume verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'assume'. 1. If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly. [...] 2. If someone assumes power or responsibility, they take power or responsibility. [...] 3. If you assume a particular expression or way of behaving, you start to look or behave in this way.
assume meaning, definition, what is assume: to think that something is true, althoug...: Learn more.
