Definition of Assume

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Assume

To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.

To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.

To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.

To receive or adopt.

To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.

To undertake, as by a promise.

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Assume Quotations

It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.
James Bovard

You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
Anne Lamott

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.
Plato

We have no right to assume that any physical laws exist, or if they have existed up until now, that they will continue to exist in a similar manner in the future.
Max Planck

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.
H. L. Mencken

Assume Translations

assume in French is assumez, assument, assumer, assumons
assume in German is unterstellen
assume in Latin is vindico (vindicatum)
assume in Norwegian is anta
assume in Spanish is presumir, emprender

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