PRESUME ON / UPON SB/STH

Meaning of PRESUME ON / UPON SB/STH in English

( formal ) to make use of sb's friendship by asking them for more than you should :

[+ to inf]

I felt it would be presuming on our personal relationship to keep asking her for help.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
PRESUME — presumpter, suposir; (take liberties) arogar se: profitar de; (dare) audaciar
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
PRESUME — pakaingon
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRESUME — verb (~d; presuming) see: consume Date: 14th century transitive verb to undertake without leave or clear justification ; dare , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESUME — -üm verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English presumen to dare, anticipate, suppose, from Late Latin & Middle French; Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
PRESUME — (v. i.) To venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or authority not granted; to go beyond what …
Английский словарь Webster
PRESUME — (v. i.) To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though not amounting …
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESUME — ( v. i. ) To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESUME — — presumedly /pri zooh"mid lee/ , adv. — presumer , n. /pri zoohm"/ , v. , presumed, presuming . v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
PRESUME — vt to assume or take beforehand; ·esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained. 2. presume ·vi …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESUME — / prɪˈzjuːm; NAmE -ˈzuːm/ verb 1. to suppose that sth is true, although you do not have actual proof SYN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRESUME — pre ‧ sume S3 AC /prɪˈzjuːm $ -ˈzuːm/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ presume ; noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRESUME — v. 1 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) suppose to be true; take for granted. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESUME — v. 1 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) suppose to be true; take for granted. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESUME — v. 1. tr. (often foll. by that + clause) suppose to be true; take for granted. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESUME — ( presumes, presuming, presumed) 1. If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRESUME — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be presumed dead (= used when someone is missing and people think they are certainly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
PRESUME — (BE RUDE) [verb] - to do something although you know that you do not have a right to do itI …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
PRESUME — v. 25B6; verb I presumed that it had once been an attic : ASSUME, suppose, dare say, imagine, take it, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRESUME — v. 1 assume, take for granted, suppose, surmise, infer, suppose, presuppose, take it, gather, understand, think, believe, imagine, suspect, fancy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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