Presume

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Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. Template:Transitive If you presume something, you believe that it is true without evidence.
    The boy has been missing for a week, and is presumed dead.
  2. Template:Intransitive If you presume to do something, you do it though it is rude or wrong.
    I wouldn't presume to go to the party without an invitation.
  3. Template:Transitive If x presumes y, then x requires y and builds on it.
    This books presumes a basic understanding of English grammar.

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