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Definition of Presume
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Presume
To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained. To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief, without examination or proof, or on the strength of probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose. To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too far. To venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by the circumstances of the case; to venture beyond license; to take liberties; -- often with on or upon before the ground of confidence. Related Definitions:
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I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others. Mohandas Gandhi When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to violate it. Gilbert K. Chesterton Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Alexander Pope If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived. Edmund Burke |
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Presume Translations
presume in Danish is antage presume in Dutch is aanspraak maken op, claimen presume in Finnish is olettaa presume in German is vermuten, annehmen presume in Latin is conor presume in Portuguese is presuma presume in Spanish is suponer |
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