different between presume vs presumer

English

Alternative forms

• præsume (archaic)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman presumer, Middle French presumer, and their source, Latin praes?mere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + s?mere (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p???zju?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p?i?z(j)um/, /p???z(j)um/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /p???zju?m/, /p????u?m/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /p???zj??m/, /p??????m/

Verb

presume (third-person singular simple present presumes, present participle presuming, simple past and past participle presumed)

1. (transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]

   I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job.

2. (transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission. [from 14th c.]

   Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.

3. (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]

   Paw-prints in the snow presume a visit from next door's cat.

   Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

   • 2011, John Patterson, The Guardian, 5 Feb 2011:

     If we presume that human cloning may one day become a mundane, everyday reality, then maybe it's time to start thinking more positively about our soon-to-arrive genetically engineered pseudo-siblings.

4. (intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with). [from 15th c.]
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 22;

     Presume not on thy heart when mine is slain;

     Thou gavest me thine, not to give back again.

   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 75:

     Piliso then vented his anger on us, accusing us of lying to him. He said we had presumed on his hospitality and the good name of the regent.

Synonyms

• (to assume to be true): see Thesaurus:suppose

Related terms

• presumption
• presumptive
• presumptuous

Translations

Anagrams

• Supreme, eusperm, supreme, suprême

Italian

Verb

presume

1. third-person singular indicative present of presumere

Anagrams

• supreme

Portuguese

Verb

presume

1. inflection of presumir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

presume

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of presumir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of presumir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of presumir.

English

Etymology

presume +? -er.

Noun

presumer (plural presumers)

1. One who presumes, especially in an arrogant way.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir H. Wotton to this entry?)

Anagrams

• supremer

Middle French

Etymology

Old French.

Verb

presumer

1. to presume; to assume

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• ? English: presume
• French: présumer

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praesumo.

Verb

presumer

1. to presume (take without permission)
2. to presume (make an assumption)

Descendants

• ? English: presume
• French: présumer

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (presumer, supplement)
• presumer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub