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