presumir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praesūmere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pɾə.zuˈmi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾe.zuˈmiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [pɾe.zuˈmi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Homophone: presumí
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

presumir (first-person singular present presumeixo or presumo, first-person singular preterite presumí, past participle presumit) (ambitransitive)

1. to presume, assume
2. to boast, show off

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of presumir (third conjugation, with -eix- or without -eix-)

infinitive			presumir
gerund			presumint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		presumit		presumida
		plural		presumits		presumides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	presumeixo, presumo	presumeixes, presums	presumeix, presum	presumim	presumiu	presumeixen, presumen
	imperfect	presumia	presumies	presumia	presumíem	presumíeu	presumien
	future	presumiré	presumiràs	presumirà	presumirem	presumireu	presumiran
	preterite	presumí	presumires	presumí	presumírem	presumíreu	presumiren
	conditional	presumiria	presumiries	presumiria	presumiríem	presumiríeu	presumirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	presumeixi, presumi	presumeixis, presumis	presumeixi, presumi	presumim	presumiu	presumeixin, presumin
	imperfect	presumís	presumissis	presumís	presumíssim	presumíssiu	presumissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	presumeix, presum	presumeixi, presumi	presumim	presumiu	presumeixin, presumin
	negative (no)	—	no presumeixis, no presumis	no presumeixi, no presumi	no presumim	no presumiu	no presumeixin, no presumin

Related terms

• presumpció

Further reading

• “presumir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “presumir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “presumir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “presumir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praesūmere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zuˈmi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.zuˈmi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zuˈmi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.zuˈmi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zuˈmi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zuˈmi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.zuˈmi(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zuˈmi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.zuˈmiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.zuˈmiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.zuˈmi.ɾi/

Verb

presumir (first-person singular present presumo, first-person singular preterite presumi, past participle presumido)

1. (ambitransitive) to presume, assume

Conjugation

    Conjugation of presumir (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	presumir
Personal	presumir	presumires	presumir	presumirmos	presumirdes	presumirem
Gerund
	presumindo
Past participle
Masculine	presumido			presumidos
Feminine	presumida			presumidas
Indicative
Present	presumo	presumes	presume	presumimos	presumis	presumem
Imperfect	presumia	presumias	presumia	presumíamos	presumíeis	presumiam
Preterite	presumi	presumiste	presumiu	presumimos	presumistes	presumiram
Pluperfect	presumira	presumiras	presumira	presumíramos	presumíreis	presumiram
Future	presumirei	presumirás	presumirá	presumiremos	presumireis	presumirão
Conditional	presumiria	presumirias	presumiria	presumiríamos	presumiríeis	presumiriam
Subjunctive
Present	presuma	presumas	presuma	presumamos	presumais	presumam
Imperfect	presumisse	presumisses	presumisse	presumíssemos	presumísseis	presumissem
Future	presumir	presumires	presumir	presumirmos	presumirdes	presumirem
Imperative
Affirmative		presume	presuma	presumamos	presumi	presumam
Negative (não)		não presumas	não presuma	não presumamos	não presumais	não presumam

Related terms

• presunção

Further reading

• “presumir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “presumir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praesūmere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾesuˈmiɾ/ [pɾe.suˈmiɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: pre‧su‧mir

Verb

presumir (first-person singular present presumo, first-person singular preterite presumí, past participle presumido)

1. (transitive) to presume
2. (intransitive) to boast, to brag, to show off

   Synonym: fanfarronear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of presumir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			presumir
gerund			presumiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		presumido		presumida
		plural		presumidos		presumidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	presumo	presumestú presumísvos	presume	presumimos	presumís	presumen
	imperfect	presumía	presumías	presumía	presumíamos	presumíais	presumían
	preterite	presumí	presumiste	presumió	presumimos	presumisteis	presumieron
	future	presumiré	presumirás	presumirá	presumiremos	presumiréis	presumirán
	conditional	presumiría	presumirías	presumiría	presumiríamos	presumiríais	presumirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	presuma	presumastú presumásvos2	presuma	presumamos	presumáis	presuman
	imperfect (ra)	presumiera	presumieras	presumiera	presumiéramos	presumierais	presumieran
	imperfect (se)	presumiese	presumieses	presumiese	presumiésemos	presumieseis	presumiesen
	future1	presumiere	presumieres	presumiere	presumiéremos	presumiereis	presumieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		presumetú presumívos	presuma	presumamos	presumid	presuman
	negative		no presumas	no presuma	no presumamos	no presumáis	no presuman

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of presumir

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive presumir	dative	presumirme	presumirte	presumirle, presumirse	presumirnos	presumiros	presumirles, presumirse
	accusative	presumirme	presumirte	presumirlo, presumirla, presumirse	presumirnos	presumiros	presumirlos, presumirlas, presumirse
with gerund presumiendo	dative	presumiéndome	presumiéndote	presumiéndole, presumiéndose	presumiéndonos	presumiéndoos	presumiéndoles, presumiéndose
	accusative	presumiéndome	presumiéndote	presumiéndolo, presumiéndola, presumiéndose	presumiéndonos	presumiéndoos	presumiéndolos, presumiéndolas, presumiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative presume	dative	presúmeme	presúmete	presúmele	presúmenos	not used	presúmeles
	accusative	presúmeme	presúmete	presúmelo, presúmela	presúmenos	not used	presúmelos, presúmelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative presumí	dative	presumime	presumite	presumile	presuminos	not used	presumiles
	accusative	presumime	presumite	presumilo, presumila	presuminos	not used	presumilos, presumilas
with formal second-person singular imperative presuma	dative	presúmame	not used	presúmale, presúmase	presúmanos	not used	presúmales
	accusative	presúmame	not used	presúmalo, presúmala, presúmase	presúmanos	not used	presúmalos, presúmalas
with first-person plural imperative presumamos	dative	not used	presumámoste	presumámosle	presumámonos	presumámoos	presumámosles
	accusative	not used	presumámoste	presumámoslo, presumámosla	presumámonos	presumámoos	presumámoslos, presumámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative presumid	dative	presumidme	not used	presumidle	presumidnos	presumíos	presumidles
	accusative	presumidme	not used	presumidlo, presumidla	presumidnos	presumíos	presumidlos, presumidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative presuman	dative	presúmanme	not used	presúmanle	presúmannos	not used	presúmanles, presúmanse
	accusative	presúmanme	not used	presúmanlo, presúmanla	presúmannos	not used	presúmanlos, presúmanlas, presúmanse

Related terms

• presumido
• presunción
• presunto
• presuntuoso

Further reading

• “presumir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025