PRESUME


Meaning of PRESUME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈzüm ]

verb

( 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 -ˈzü-məd-lē, -ˈzümd-lē adverb

• pre·sum·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.