transcription, транскрипция: [ əsju:m, AM əsu:m ]
( assumes, assuming, assumed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
It is a misconception to assume that the two continents are similar...
If mistakes occurred, they were assumed to be the fault of the commander on the spot...
‘Today?’—‘I’d assume so, yeah.’
= presume
VERB : V that , be V-ed to-inf , V so
2.
If someone assumes power or responsibility, they take power or responsibility.
Mr Cross will assume the role of Chief Executive with a team of four directors...
VERB : V n
3.
If something assumes a particular quality, it begins to have that quality.
In his dreams, the mountains assumed enormous importance.
= take on
VERB : V n
4.
You can use let us assume or let’s assume when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
Let us assume those clubs actually win something. Then players will receive large bonuses...
Let’s assume for a moment that I am a litigant in your court.
PHRASE : PHR that
see also assuming