assumption
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneselfThe act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
» It seemed like a reasonable assumption.
Это казалось разумным предположением. — gregoryguy
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7 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.
Übernahme, Annahme, Anmaßung
приня́тие на себя́prinjátije na sebjá
the act of assuming or taking for granted
(countable, uncountable)The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
Their assumption of his guilt disqualified them from jury duty.
the act of taking possession of or power over something
(countable, uncountable)The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
Annahme, Vermutung, Unterstellung
предположе́ниеpredpoložénije
припущенняprypuščennja
(countable, uncountable)The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
посы́лкаposýlka
(countable, uncountable)The taking of a person up into heaven.
Himmelfahrt, Auffahrt, Assumtion
внебовзятиеvnebovzjatye
(countable, uncountable)A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
Himmelfahrt, Mariä Himmelfahrt
celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)Assumptio.
Examples
88 sentencesIt seemed like a reasonable assumption.
ruЭто казалось разумным предположением. — gregoryguy
I think that's a safe assumption.
Tom didn't want to make any assumptions.
That seems to be a reasonable assumption.
ruЭто кажется разумным предложением. — gregoryguy
I think that that's a safe assumption.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English assumpcioun, from Medieval Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up (into heaven)From Middle English assumpcioun, from Medieval Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up (into heaven)”) and Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up, adoption, the minor proposition of a syllogism”) (whence -ion), from Latin assūmō (whence as- (“assimilated form of ad-”). See also assume. Doublet of assumptio.
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Forms
plural: assumptions| Singular | assumption |
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regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- the act of taking possession of or power over something:laying claim
- a hypothesis that is taken for granted:suppositionsupposal
- celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church:Assumption of MaryAugust 15
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn:premisepremiss
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to:presumptionpresumptuousnesseffrontery
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.