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assume::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accept, bear, take over |
| Type of | take |
| Has types | carry the can, face the music |
| Derivation | assumption |
assume::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adopt, take on, take over |
| Type of | take office |
| Has types | resume |
| Derivation | assumption |
When will the new President assume office?.
assume::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | presume, take for granted |
| Type of | anticipate, expect |
| Has types | presuppose, suppose |
| Derivation | assumption, assumptive |
I assume his train was late.
Examples of assume
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I assume that you are a slave to your calendar with that busy schedule of yours.
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Don't assume your audience is only younger friends, and remember your etiquette.
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The winner will assume the remainder of the four-year term that expires in 2012.
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No shock there, but it does assume the task with far less momentum than Beijing.
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You can't assume we're going to be bad just because we have a lot of young guys.
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It seems reasonable to assume a correlation between wealth and entrepreneurship.
From the forbes.com
He often finds himself taking off his CEO hat to assume the role of shareholder.
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In a few months, he will assume a more involved role in his family's foundation.
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Conservatives may assume Ohio's biggest tax gluttons are public-employee unions.
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- Take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
- Take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
- Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
- Bear: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
- Occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
- Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
- Simulate: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
- Take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"
- Wear: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
