assume

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin assumere (ad- + sumere).

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to assume

Third person singular
assumes

Simple past
assumed

Past participle
assumed

Present participle
assuming

to 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.
  2. To take on a position or duty.
  3. To adopt an idea or cause.

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[edit] Translations

authenticate by means of belief
take on a position
adopt an idea
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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

assume

  1. Third-person singular present tense of assumere.
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