assume

Definition

Examples

We assume that the shipment will arrive before the end of the week.

Word Family

Synonyms

• presumetake to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
• supposeexpress a supposition
• take onhaving a meaning similar to assume

Collocations

• Easy assume you are right
  to assume you are right, meaning to take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
• Medium assume the role of team leader
  to assume the role of team leader, meaning to take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
• Hard assume full liabilities under the merger
  to assume full liabilities under the merger, meaning to take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
• Very Hard assume nothing without empirical proof
  to assume nothing without empirical proof, meaning to take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof