ASSUME


Meaning of ASSUME in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ automatically , naturally

I automatically ~d that you knew about this.

▪ reasonably , safely

I think we can safely ~ that this situation will continue.

▪ commonly , generally , usually , widely

It is generally ~d that they were lovers.

▪ implicitly

VERB + ASSUME

▪ can , might

▪ tend to

▪ be fair to , be reasonable to , be safe to

It is reasonable to ~ that the economy will continue to improve.

▪ be a mistake to , be wrong to

▪ be easy to

It's all too easy to ~ that people know what they are doing.

PHRASES

▪ let us ~

Let us ~ for a moment that the plan succeeds.

Assume is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ argument , ↑ forecast

Assume is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ accent , ↑ alias , ↑ authority , ↑ burden , ↑ character , ↑ command , ↑ control , ↑ dominance , ↑ duty , ↑ existence , ↑ expression , ↑ familiarity , ↑ form , ↑ identity , ↑ importance , ↑ leadership , ↑ liability , ↑ name , ↑ nationality , ↑ obligation , ↑ office , ↑ ownership , ↑ position , ↑ posture , ↑ power , ↑ presidency , ↑ responsibility , ↑ risk , ↑ role , ↑ shape , ↑ significance , ↑ stance , ↑ superiority , ↑ throne , ↑ worst

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