presume
Meaning of presume
verb
- With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.
I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job.
- To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
- To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
- To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with).
Information about presume
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of presume is: presumes.
- Languages in which presume is used:
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Hyphenation of presume
pre-sume
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- presume is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
presume synonyms
Meaning assume:
Meaning make bold:
Translation of presume
- German: annehmen
- French: supposer, présumer
- Portuguese: supor
- Spanish: suponer, conjeturar
- Italian: supporre, presumere
Anagrams of presume
Words that rhyme with presume
absume, coabsume, subsume, desume, resume, consume, insume, overconsume, preconsume, transume, underconsume, introsume, assume, coassume, overassume, preassume, reassume, superassume
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