to presume

Examples

• All

• The future Mrs. Johnson, I presume?

  The Front Page (1974)

• So you have to press that, I presume and do that.

• So how should I presume, and how should I begin?

• Sorry, I hardly heard anything, but I presume you heard something.

• And that, I presume, is my wing?

  The Thief Lord (2006)

• So, this is Dad, I presume.

  Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

• Not for long, I presume.

  Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

• I presume you can deliver the gold to my ranch.

  The Badlanders (1958)

• This course presumes no prior knowledge of its subject matter.

• I presume that you are familiar with the rules of the game.

Synonyms

T

to think

vsto presume

∞ 1.0

To have an opinion or guess about something

is more specific to acting on an unproven idea rather than general thought

G

to guess

vsto presume

∞ 1.0

To think something is likely without being sure

is firmer and more often used as a basis for belief or action

S

to suppose

vsto presume

∞ 2.7

To think something is true without clear proof

is often used to act or form belief on that idea

A

to assume

vsto presume

∞ 3.2

Think something is true without proof

is used as a basis for action or belief on unproven ideas

S

to suspect

vsto presume

925 3.6

To think something is likely true without definite proof

is more neutral and can justify action on the unproven belief

I

to imagine

vsto presume

795 1.5

To think something is true without clear proof

is used more as a basis for belief or action than mental fantasy

T

to take it

vsto presume

637 4.9

Think something is true from what someone has said or shown

is the broader verb used as a basis for action on that inference

S

to speculate

vsto presume

254 4.8

To think about possible reasons or outcomes when there are not enough facts

is less about exploring possibilities and more about acting on unproven ideas

T

to take for granted

vsto presume

• Informal

171 4.1

To believe something is true without checking it

is similar but is used to act upon an unproven idea

P

to posit

vsto presume

• Formal

35 7.5

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

is used more in action or belief contexts rather than pure theory

S

to surmise

vsto presume

33 7.6

To guess that something is true without enough evidence

is more likely to be treated as a reason to act or believe

P

to postulate

vsto presume

• Formal

17 7.5

To suggest that something is true to explain facts

is applied more broadly as a basis for belief or action outside theory

C

to conjecture

vsto presume

7 7.6

To form an opinion without enough proof

is used more directly to justify action rather than only theorize

Antonyms

K

to know

∞ 1.0

To have information about something

D

to disbelieve

14 4.7

To not accept that something is true

How Certain

to know

∞ 1.0

to conclude

428 3.1

to presume

136 4.9

to assume

∞ 3.2

to suppose

∞ 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology