assume

Meaning

1. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
2. To take on a position, duty or form
3. To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
4. To receive, adopt (a person)
5. To adopt (an idea or cause)

Synonyms

suppose

presume

take

guess

surmise

take on

take over

think

🤔

adopt

take for granted

imagine

pretend

undertake

usurp

bear

🐻

conjecture

acquire

presuppose

feign

take up

postulate

appropriate

seize

accept

🉑

reckon

simulate

expect

arrogate

claim

strike

speculate

hypothesize

have

sham

purchase

🛍️

deem

put on

shoulder

get

make up

grant

judge

🧑‍⚖️

count

🔢

receive

fake

estimate

affect

consider

get into

wear

Translations

annehmen

supposer

assumer

assumere

asumir

suponer

supporre

prendre

adopter

supor

aannemen

assumir

présumer

υποθέτω

presupporre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsjuːm/

Etymology

From Latin assūmō (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sūmō (“take up, assume”).

Sentences

I assume this was your doing ?