Presume is used when someone is making an informed guess based on reasonable evidence. Assume is used when the guess is based on little or no evidence. Presume functions a little …

PRESUME definition: to take for granted, assume, or suppose. See examples of presume used in a sentence.

PRESUMED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of presume 2. to believe something to be true because it is very…. Learn more.

Definition of presume verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6 days ago · presume (third-person singular simple present presumes, present participle presuming, simple past and past participle presumed) (transitive) To be so presumptuous as …

take for granted: [~ + object] We presume his innocence. [~ + object (+ to + be) + adj] We presume him (to be) innocent. [~ + object + to + verb] They presumed him to be hiding in …

Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume? [VERB that] If you say that someone presumes to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it. They're …

To venture without authority or permission; dare: He presumed to invite himself to dinner. 1. To take for granted that something is true or factual; make a supposition. 2. To act …

A person is presumed (to be) innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The court must presume innocence until there is proof of guilt. After the earthquake several people were …

Under the Bill of Rights, a person is presumed innocent until proved otherwise. A person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty. [ + to infinitive ] I wouldn't presume to tell …