different between assume vs preassume
assume
English
Etymology
From Latin ass?m? (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + s?m? (“take up, assume”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, North America) IPA(key): /??sju?m/
- (UK)
- (US)
- (US, Canada) (yod dropping) IPA(key): /??su?m/
- (yod coalescence) IPA(key): /???u?m/
- (Nigeria) IPA(key): /??zu?m/
- Rhymes: -u?m
Verb
assume (third-person singular simple present assumes, present participle assuming, simple past and past participle assumed)
- To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
- To take on a position, duty or form
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
- To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
- a. 1809,Beilby Porteus, sermon
- ambition assuming the mask of religion.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
- a. 1809,Beilby Porteus, sermon
- To receive, adopt (a person)
- To adopt (an idea or cause)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:suppose
Related terms
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “assume”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Seamus, amuses
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sym/
Verb
assume
- first-person singular present indicative of assumer
- third-person singular present indicative of assumer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of assumer
- second-person singular imperative of assumer
Anagrams
- amuses, amusés, massue, muasse, suâmes, usâmes
Italian
Verb
assume
- third-person singular present indicative of assumere
Latin
Verb
ass?me
- second-person singular present active imperative of ass?m?
Portuguese
Verb
assume
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of assumir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of assumir
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preassume
English
Etymology
pre- +? assume
Verb
preassume (third-person singular simple present preassumes, present participle preassuming, simple past and past participle preassumed)
- (transitive) To assume in advance; to presume.
Anagrams
- præsumes
preassume From the web:
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- what does presumed mean
- what does presumed dead mean
- what is presumed positive for covid
- what is presumed father
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