assume

See also assumé

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈsjuːm/

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Etymology

From Latin assūmō (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sūmō (“take up, assume”).

Verb

assume (third-person singular simple present assumes, present participle assuming, simple past and past participle assumed)

1. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.

   We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.

2. To take on a position or duty.

   Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.

3. To adopt an idea or cause.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:suppose

Related terms

• assumption
• assumptive

Translations

to suppose to be true

Arabic: افترض (ar) (iftáraḍa), imperfect: يفترض (ar) (yaftariḍu) Bulgarian: приемам (bg) (priemám), допускам (bg) (dopuskám) Chinese: Mandarin: 假定 (zh) (jiǎdìng) Croatian: pretpostaviti (hr) Czech: předpokládat (cs), domnívat se (cs) Danish: antage (da), formode (da) Dutch: aannemen (nl), veronderstellen (nl) Esperanto: supozi (eo) Finnish: olettaa (fi) French: supposer (fr), présupposer (fr), présumer (fr)

German: annehmen (de) Italian: presupporre (it), ritenere (it) Japanese: 仮定する (ja) (かていする, katei-suru) Persian: فرض کردن (fa) (farz kardan), حدس زدن (fa) (hads zadan) Polish: przyjąć (pl) Portuguese: supor (pt), pressupor (pt), presumir (pt) Romanian: presupune (ro), prepune (ro) Russian: предполагать (ru) (predpolagát’) impf., предположить (ru) (predpoložít’) pf., допускать (ru) (dopuskát’) impf., допустить (ru) (dopustít’) pf. Spanish: suponer (es) Swedish: anta (sv)

take on a position

Bulgarian: поемам (bg), заемам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 擔任 (zh), 担任 (zh) (dānrèn), 承接 (zh) (chéngjiē) Czech: zaujmout (cs) Dutch: innemen (nl), aannemen (nl) French: assumer (fr)

German: annehmen (de), aufnehmen (de), einnehmen (de) Japanese: 負う (ja) (おう, ou), 引き受ける (ja) (ひきうける, hikiukeru) Portuguese: assumir (pt) Russian: занимать (ru) (zanimát’) impf., занять (ru) (zanját’) pf. Spanish: asumir (es)

adopt an idea

Chinese: Mandarin: 採納 (zh), 采纳 (zh) (cǎinà), 接受 (zh) (jiēshòu) Czech: nabrat (cs) Dutch: aannemen (nl) Esperanto: akcepti (eo)

French: adopter (fr), prendre (fr) German: annehmen (de) Russian: принимать (ru) (prinimát’) impf., принять (ru) (prinját’) pf. Spanish: asumir (es)

Anagrams

• amuses, Seamus

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.sym/

Verb

assume

1. first-person singular present indicative of assumer
2. third-person singular present indicative of assumer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of assumer
4. second-person singular imperative of assumer

Anagrams

• amuses, amusés, massue, muasse, suâmes, usâmes

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Italian

Verb

assume

1. third-person singular present indicative of assumere

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Latin

Verb

assūme

1. second-person singular present active imperative of assūmō