PRESUME


Meaning of PRESUME in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.