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assuming::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assumptive, presumptuous |
on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide.
Examples of assuming
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That's assuming you're talking about temperatures within 20 degrees of freezing.
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Assuming that you are relying on facts and not hearsay, you need to take action.
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So would assuming Raji's only impact against the Steelers could come on defense.
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In between letters, they went about their lives, assuming no news was good news.
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I'm assuming none of you have a second house or this would be a different story.
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Assuming a 35% rate, that would mean he didn't pay any taxes during that period.
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The FPV has the edge in ride and handling, assuming you don't mind keeping busy.
From the nzherald.co.nz
How many people does the service require to be self-funding assuming this limit?
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The strategy lets Samsung gain experience while assuming little commercial risk.
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- Assumptive: excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"
- (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"
