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Examples of assumed
assumed
During the upstate New York reunion, Feiner assumed Buechner was a busy pianist.
From the sacbee.com
They just assumed we'd cave because we always do cave, and we always have caved.
From the time.com
I had assumed the Supreme Court was one of the places that needed to be elitist.
From the time.com
This meant, we assumed, that the bishop had officiated at his brother's wedding.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He felt pleased with the AEP and assumed all participants would rush to sign on.
From the theepochtimes.com
We assumed since the economy was down that we could find some really good folks.
From the tennessean.com
Duensing had thrown 90 pitches and assumed he was going back out for the eighth.
From the sacbee.com
Obama assumed authority for the Libyan adventure on two false premises, not one.
From the theatlantic.com
First off, it has to be noted that Mr Sokol was only ever the assumed successor.
From the independent.co.uk
- Adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
- (assume) take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
- (assume) take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
- (assume) 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"
- (assume) 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"
- (assume) 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"
- (assume) 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"
- (assume) simulate: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
- (assume) take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"
