Meaning

5 senses
  1. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.

    We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.

    annehmen, voraussetzen, vermuten

    предполага́тьpredpolagátʹ, предположи́тьpredpoložítʹ, допуска́тьdopuskátʹ

    припуска́тиprypuskáty, припусти́тиprypustýty, допуска́тиdopuskáty

    take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

  2. To take on a position, duty or form.

    Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.

    annehmen, aufnehmen, einnehmen

    занима́тьzanimátʹ, заня́тьzanjátʹ

    займа́тиzajmáty

    take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

  3. To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate.

    He assumed an air of indifference.

  4. To receive, adopt (a person).

  5. To adopt (an idea or cause).

    annehmen

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ

    прийма́тиpryjmáty

Examples

1146 sentences
  1. I assume you have a car.

    Припускаю, у вас є машина.

    ruЯ полагаю, у вас есть машина.

    deIch nehme an, dass du ein Auto hast.

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  2. Let's assume that Tom is correct.

    Припустімо, Том має рацію.

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  3. I assume that Tom told Mary.

    Припускаю, що Том сказав Мері.

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  4. I assume Tom is here to help.

    Я так розумію, Том тут, щоб допомогти.

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  5. I assume you know who that is.

    Гадаю, ви знаєте, хто це.

    ruПолагаю, ты знаешь, кто это.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to suppose to be true:
take on a position:
adopt an idea:
Русский
By meaning 3
to suppose to be true:
take on a position:
adopt an idea:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to suppose to be true:
take on a position:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

assumes, assuming, assumed, assumed
Base formassume · to assume
3rd person singularassumes
Present participleassuming
Past simpleassumed
Past participleassumed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyassume
he, she, itassumes

Past simpleLesson

all personsassumed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave assumed
he, she, ithas assumed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill assume

Synonyms

21 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • assumed that everyone
  • assumed that everybody
  • assumed everybody knew
  • assumed everyone knew
  • let's assume that
  • correct in assuming
  • assumed everybody
  • let's assume
  • assumed everyone
  • just assumed that
  • assume that that
  • assume that this

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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