Presume - English meaning

verb

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

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Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

verb

To accept something to be true without question or proof

Usage examples:

We mustn't assume the suspects' guilt., [ + (that) ] i assumed (that) you knew each other because y…

verb

To pretend to have a different name or be someone you are not, or to express a feeling falsely

Usage examples:

Moving to a different town, he assumed a false name., he assumed a look of indifference but i knew …

idiom

A polite way of asking for or suggesting something when you do not want to offend someone

Usage examples:

If i may be so bold, you still haven't mentioned why you're here.

verb

Accept that (something) is true, especially without proof.

Usage examples:

The superintendent believed lancaster's story

verb

To think that something is true or correct

Usage examples:

[ t ] one juror said he didn’t believe the policeman’s testimony., [ + (that) clause ] she believed…

verb

To think that something is true, correct, or real

Usage examples:

Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from mars., [ + tha…

verb

Bring or come to an end.

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They conclude their study with these words

verb

To cause something to end, or to end

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[ t ] she concluded her remarks by thanking her supporters., [ i ] i’d like to conclude with a song…

verb

To have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it

Usage examples:

Conclude that analysts concluded that borrowing costs were at or very near their peak., the study c…

noun

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied

verb

Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Many conjectured that the jury could not agree

noun

An opinion or judgment that is not based on proof; a guess

Usage examples:

[ u ] what lay behind the decision is open to conjecture., [ + that clause ] some employees conject…

verb

Have the courage to do something.

Usage examples:

A story he dare not write down

noun

A challenge, especially to prove courage.

Usage examples:

She ran across a main road for a dare

verb

Archaic or regional past of dare.

verb

Arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion.

Usage examples:

Little can be safely deduced from these figures

verb

To reach an answer by thinking about a general truth and its relationship to a specific situation

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] in an attempt to deduce what happened to the jet, investigators are looking at …

verb

To reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts

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Deduce something from something we cannot deduce very much from these figures., [ + that ] the poli…

adjective

Of or like god or a god.

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Heroes with divine powers

noun

A cleric or theologian.

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There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of anglica…

verb

Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.

Usage examples:

Mum had divined my state of mind

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

verb

To think or believe that something will happen, or that someone will arrive

Usage examples:

[ t ] we are expecting about 100 people for the lecture., [ t ] his plane is expected to land at ab…

verb

To think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive

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We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job., i expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your…

phrase

To be willing to do something that is extreme

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It's good, but i wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great., he went so far as to call his rival…

verb

Estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.

Usage examples:

She guessed the child's age at 14 or 15

noun

An estimate or conclusion formed by guessing.

Usage examples:

My guess is that within a year we will have a referendum

verb

To give an answer to a question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are right

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[ i ] i didn’t know the answer, so i had to guess., [ + (that) clause ] he guessed (that) she was a…

verb

Put (something) forward as a hypothesis.

Usage examples:

Lack of cushioning in shoes has been hypothesized as a cause of running injuries

verb

Believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

verb

To give a possible but not yet proven explanation for something

Usage examples:

There's no point hypothesizing about how the accident happened, since we'll never really know.

verb

Form a mental image or concept of.

Usage examples:

She imagined him at his desk, his head in his hands

verb

To form or have a mental picture or idea of something or someone

Usage examples:

Imagine tom as a child – that’s what john looks like., [ + that clause ] i imagine (= expect) (that…

verb

To form or have a mental picture or idea of something

Usage examples:

Imagine robert redford when he was young - that's what john looks like., [ + (that) ] imagine (that…

verb

Deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

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From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing

verb

To reach an opinion from available information or facts

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[ + that clause ] he inferred that she was not interested in a relationship from what she said in h…

verb

To form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have

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Infer something from something what do you infer from her refusal?, [ + that ] i inferred from her …

noun

A public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

Usage examples:

He is due to appear before a judge and jury on monday

verb

Form an opinion or conclusion about.

Usage examples:

A production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticism

verb

An official who decides questions before a court

idiom

A polite way of asking for or suggesting something when you do not want to offend someone

Usage examples:

If i may be so bold, you still haven't mentioned why you're here.

verb

Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument.

Usage examples:

The confucian view posits a perfectible human nature

noun

A statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true.

Usage examples:

Aristotle divides posits into two types, definitions and hypotheses.

verb

To suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed

Usage examples:

[ + that ] if we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize t…

verb

Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

Usage examples:

His theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes

noun

A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the postulate of babylonian influence on greek astronomy is incorrect

verb

Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.

Usage examples:

Their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old

verb

To think that something is true in advance without having any proof, or to consider that something is necessarily true if something else is true

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[ + that clause ] you’re presupposing that he told her – but he may not have., teaching presupposes…

verb

Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.

Usage examples:

My colleagues speculate about my private life

verb

To form opinions about something without having the necessary information or facts; to make guesses

Usage examples:

I’m just speculating about what happened., officials refused to speculate on the cause of the crash…

verb

To guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain

Usage examples:

Speculate on/about sth journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut., a spo…

verb

Think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge.

Usage examples:

I suppose i got there about noon

verb

To expect or believe

Usage examples:

[ i ] "will you be going with them?" "yes, i suppose (so).", [ + (that) clause ] "you don’t suppose…

verb

To think that something is likely to be true

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[ + (that) ] dan didn't answer his phone, so i suppose (that) he's busy., he found it a lot more di…

verb

Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Usage examples:

He surmised that something must be wrong

noun

A supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it.

Usage examples:

Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed

verb

To decide that something is true without having complete information or proof

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] i quickly surmised (that) my dinner companion was something of a bore.

phrase

Assume.

Usage examples:

I take it that someone is coming to meet you

phrasal verb

To completely understand the meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

I had to read the letter twice before i could take it all in., his aunt took him in when he first c…

phrasal verb

To include something

Usage examples:

A comprehensive carbon tax that took in other fuels, such as coal, would be much greener than just …

idiom

To do something that will have an effect on someone else, without asking their permission

Usage examples:

I took the liberty of booking theatre seats for us.

verb

Have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.

Usage examples:

She thought that nothing would be the same again

noun

An act of thinking.

Usage examples:

I went for a walk to have a think

Judge or regard; look upon; judge

noun

Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Relations have to be built on trust

verb

Believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of.

Usage examples:

I should never have trusted her

verb

To have confidence in something, or to believe in someone

Usage examples:

[ t ] trust me – i would never lie to you., [ t ] i was tested, but i’m not sure i trust the result…

noun

A risky or daring journey or undertaking.

Usage examples:

Pioneering ventures into little-known waters

verb

Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.

Usage examples:

She ventured out into the blizzard

noun

An activity or plan of action, often in business, that involves risk or uncertainty

Usage examples:

His most recent business venture ended in bankruptcy., [ i always + adv/prep ] he wanted to venture…