'Presume' definitions:
Definition of 'presume'
(from WordNet)
verb
Take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" [syn: assume, presume, take for granted]
verb
Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: make bold, dare, presume]
verb
Constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
verb
Take liberties or act with too much confidence
Definition of 'Presume'
From: GCIDE
- Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Presuming.] [F. pr['e]sumer, L. praesumere, praesumptum; prae before + sumere to take. See Assume, Redeem.]
- 1. To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained. [1913 Webster]
- Dare he presume to scorn us in this manner? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief, without examination or proof, or on the strength of probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose. [1913 Webster]
- Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is proved to be guilty. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- What rests but that the mortal sentence pass, . . . Which he presumes already vain and void, Because not yet inflicted? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Presume'
From: GCIDE
- Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. i.
- 1. To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too far. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by the circumstances of the case; to venture beyond license; to take liberties; -- often with on or upon before the ground of confidence. [1913 Webster]
- Do not presume too much upon my love. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- This man presumes upon his parts. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'presume'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- account as,
- adjudge,
- adjudicate,
- affect,
- allegorize,
- allow,
- allude to,
- anticipate,
- aspire to,
- assume,
- attempt,
- bank on,
- be afraid,
- be judicious,
- be predisposed,
- believe,
- bring,
- bring to mind,
- call for,
- comprise,
- conceive,
- conclude,
- confide,
- conjecture,
- connote,
- consider,
- contain,
- contemplate,
- count,
- count on,
- dare,
- daresay,
- deduce,
- deem,
- deride,
- desire,
- divine,
- dread,
- dream,
- encroach upon,
- entail,
- envisage,
- esteem,
- estimate,
- exercise judgment,
- expect,
- express an opinion,
- face,
- fancy,
- feel,
- feel confident,
- forejudge,
- foresee,
- form an opinion,
- gather,
- get fresh,
- get smart,
- go off half-cocked,
- grant,
- guess,
- harbor the hope,
- have a hunch,
- have a nerve,
- have an idea,
- have an impression,
- have an inkling,
- have in mind,
- have the cheek,
- have the gall,
- have the idea,
- hazard,
- hint,
- hold,
- hold as,
- hold in contempt,
- hope,
- hope against hope,
- hope and pray,
- hope for,
- hope in,
- hope to God,
- hypothecate,
- hypothesize,
- imagine,
- implicate,
- imply,
- import,
- impose on,
- impose upon,
- infer,
- infringe,
- insinuate,
- intimate,
- intrude,
- involve,
- judge,
- judge beforehand,
- jump the gun,
- lead to,
- lean upon,
- let,
- let be,
- live in hopes,
- look upon as,
- maintain,
- make bold,
- make free,
- mean,
- mean to say,
- nurture the hope,
- obtrude,
- opine,
- pine,
- point indirectly to,
- posit,
- postulate,
- preconceive,
- preconclude,
- predecide,
- predetermine,
- prefigure,
- prejudge,
- premise,
- presuppose,
- presurmise,
- pretend,
- provisionally accept,
- reckon,
- regard,
- rely on,
- repute,
- require,
- rest assured,
- ridicule,
- say,
- set down as,
- speculate,
- subsume,
- suggest,
- suppose,
- surmise,
- suspect,
- take,
- take for,
- take for granted,
- take in,
- take it,
- take liberties,
- take liberties with,
- take the liberty,
- take to be,
- taunt,
- theorize,
- think,
- think likely,
- think of,
- trow,
- trust,
- understand,
- venture,
- venture to say,
- view as,
- ween