v.
Pronunciation: pri- ' züm
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pre · sumed ; pre · sum · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin & Anglo-French; Anglo-French presumer, from Late Latin praesumere to dare, from Latin, to anticipate, assume, from prae- + sumere to take ― more at CONSUME
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to undertake without leave or clear justification : DARE
2 : to expect or assume especially with confidence
3 : to suppose to be true without proof < presumed innocent until proved guilty>
4 : to take for granted : IMPLY
intransitive verb
1 : to act or proceed presumptuously or on a presumption
2 : to go beyond what is right or proper
– pre · sumed · ly \ - ' zü-m ə d-l ē , - ' zümd-l ē \ adverb
– pre · sum · er noun