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presuming

 
Verb presume has 4 senses
  1. 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
    Derived forms: noun presumption2, noun presumption1, noun presumption4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. make bold, dare, presume - take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"
    --2 is one way to act, move
    Derived form: noun presumption4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s INFINITIVE
    => Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
  3. 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
  4. presume - take liberties or act with too much confidence
    --4 is one way to
    act, behave, do
    Derived forms: noun presumption3, noun presumption4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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