to assume

Examples

• All

• I assume the dean can tell us who they are?

  Conclave (2024)

• I assume that's what we're here to talk about.

  Hit Man (2024)

• It's not fair to just assume anyway.

• So, I assume you have family, right?

  Jack Be Nimble (2022)

• I assume the man who owns it purchased it years ago.

  Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

• But most of us assume that sleep evolved.

• I assume that you don't live too far?

  Werewolf Cabal (2022)

• But you know, let's assume that's not happening.

  Film Courage

• In the Mexican case, it would be a mistake to assume a straightforward transmission of polyarchy.

  Academic text (2012)

• Many people assume that the sun will rise every morning without considering the science behind it.

Synonyms

T

to think

vsto assume

∞ 1.0

To have an opinion or guess about something

is more about taking something for granted rather than mere opinion

B

to believe

vsto assume

∞ 1.0

Accept that something is true or trust a person

is less about trust and more about accepting without proof

G

to guess

vsto assume

∞ 1.0

To think something is likely without being sure

can be used in both formal and informal contexts, not only casual guessing

S

to suppose

vsto assume

∞ 2.7

To think something is true without clear proof

is similar but can be used more casually without hypothesis framing

I

to imagine

vsto assume

795 1.5

To think something is true without clear proof

focuses more on accepting without proof than creative envisioning

T

to take it

vsto assume

637 4.9

Think something is true from what someone has said or shown

is broader, covering non-inferential acceptance as well

T

to take for granted

vsto assume

• Informal

171 4.1

To believe something is true without checking it

can be used more neutrally without the sense of neglecting doubt

P

to presume

vsto assume

136 4.9

To suppose something is true without proof

is used more generally without implying action based on that view

P

to posit

vsto assume

• Formal

35 7.5

To suggest that something is true as the start of an argument

is more everyday and not necessarily presented as a reasoned proposal

S

to surmise

vsto assume

33 7.6

To guess that something is true without enough evidence

is less tentative and can be stated more confidently

T

to take to be

vsto assume

20 3.9

Think someone or something is a certain thing

is broader, applying to general suppositions not only identification

P

to postulate

vsto assume

• Formal

17 7.5

To suggest that something is true to explain facts

is less technical and used in ordinary acceptance without theory framing

H

to hypothecate

vsto assume

• Formal

9.9

Suggest a possible explanation without strong evidence

is more common and neutral rather than formal tentative conjecture

Antonyms

Q

to question

777 3.5

To express doubt about whether something is true

D

to disbelieve

14 4.7

To not accept that something is true

Idioms

A

to assume the mantle

• Formal

1 7.3

To take on an important role as a leader

A

to assume room temperature

8.2

To reach the same temperature as the room after being cold or hot

Phrasal Verbs

A

to assume the position

6 7.6

To stand or sit as someone in charge orders

How Certain

to make sure

∞ 1.1

to presume

136 4.9

to assume

∞ 3.2

to suppose

∞ 2.7

guess

768 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology