presume
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- præsume (archaic)
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to presume (third-person singular simple present presumes, present participle presuming, simple past and past participle presumed)
- (transitive) To assume true without proof.
- You are presumed to be innocent until found guilty.
- (transitive) To give some evidence of.
- Paw prints in the snow presume a visit from next door's cat.
- (intransitive) To dare without permission.
- He presumed to hire a personal secretary.
- (intransitive) To take liberties.
- Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
- (intransitive) To suppose.
- That's the new coffee machine, I presume.
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to suppose
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presume
- third-person singular indicative present of presumere
[edit] Spanish
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presume (infinitive: presumir)
- informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of presumir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of presumir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of presumir.
Categories: English verbs | Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ir | Spanish verb imperative forms | Spanish verb singular forms | Spanish verb second-person forms | Spanish verb affirmative forms | Spanish verb informal forms | Spanish verb indicative forms | Spanish verb formal forms | Spanish verb present forms | Spanish verb third-person forms
