"assume" meaning in English

See assume in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈsjuːm/ [UK], /əˈsuːm/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-uk-assume.ogg [UK], en-us-assume.ogg [US] Forms: assume [canonical], assumes [third-person, singular], assumed [past], assumed [past, participle], assuming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|assum|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you assume something, you think or believe something without having enough information to know that it's true. Synonyms: think, believe, guess, imagine
    Sense id: simple-assume-en-verb-78Rq2ygp
  2. If you assume a role of office, you take on a new position that has more power or responsibility.
    Sense id: simple-assume-en-verb-CdiVa1mU
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