🤔assume

verb
/əˈsuːm/

Meaning

to think that something is true without proof

Example Sentences

I assume he will be late to the meeting.

Example Expressions

make an assumption

Synonyms

suppose, presume, imagine, believe, expect

Antonyms

doubt, question, deny

Collocations

assume responsibility, assume control, assume the worst, assume a role

More Example Sentences

I assumed that you knew the address.

I assumed that the price included tax.

She assumes that he will reply quickly.

We assumed that the meeting was canceled.

She assumes that everyone agrees with her.

They assumed that the train would be on time.

They assume that the system will always work.

He assumes that the task is easy, but it is not.

He assumed that the email was sent, but it wasn't.

We should not assume that people understand everything.

Related Vocabularies

To remove the reproductive organs of an animal; or having no gender.
to provide money to pay the costs of something
To bring two or more things together to form a single unit.
To spend the winter in a dormant state, as some animals do.
To be filled with wonder or astonishment.
to damage or ruin something

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