assume
Meaning of assume
verb
- 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.
- To take on a position, duty or form
Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.
- To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
He assumed an air of indifference
- To receive, adopt (a person)
- To adopt (an idea or cause)
Information about assume
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of assume is: assumes.
- Languages in which assume is used:
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Hyphenation of assume
as-sume
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- assume is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
assume synonyms
Meaning presume:
Meaning adopt:
Meaning acquire:
Meaning bear:
Meaning take:
Meaning usurp:
Meaning simulate:
Meaning wear:
Translation of assume
- Spanish: tomar, asumir, usurpar, suponer, aceptar, admitir, absorber, investir, adoptar
- French: prendre, assumer, supposer, usurper
- Italian: assumere, presupporre, ritenere, presumere, usurpare, ipotizzare, accettare, caricarsi, accollarsi, prendere
- Portuguese: supor, assumir, usurpar, pressupor
- German: übernehmen, bemächtigen, annehmen
Anagrams of assume
Words that rhyme with assume
absume, coabsume, subsume, desume, presume, resume, consume, insume, overconsume, preconsume, transume, underconsume, introsume, coassume, overassume, preassume, reassume, superassume
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