presume

verb

(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

(transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].

(intransitive) To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].

(transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.

(transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front sumo-sum · Latin · take up

Synonyms for presume

assumev supposev presupposev surmisev presurmisev daresayadj guessv hypothesizev speculatev inferv thinkv positn conjecturen believev darev reckonv suggestv postulatev deducev sayv imaginev

Words related to presume

assumableadj supposaln assumablyadv presumableadj assumedlyadv suppositiveadj presumablyadv suppositionn assumptionn hypothesizerv presumptionn implyingv presumptivelyadv conjecturableadj conjecturern unguessableadj guessableadj presuppositionn surelyadv

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Where does presume come from?

The word presume breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -sum, from Latin sumo (“take up”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.