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Verb presume has 4 senses
- assume, presume, take for granted - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
--1 is one way to expect, anticipate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- make bold, dare, presume - take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"
--2 is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s INFINITIVE
=> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- presume - constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
--3 is one way to testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- presume - take liberties or act with too much confidence
--4 is one way to act, behave, do
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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