assume

assume

to take for granted: Don’t assume the old bridge is safe.; suppose; postulate; to take upon oneself: assume an obligation; to take on, adopt: assume a virtue; to feign: assume an innocent demeanor; to take on the debts or obligations of another: assume the loan
Not to be confused with:presume – belief on reasonable grounds; in law, to assume as true in the absence of proof to the contrary; to undertake with unwarrantable boldness; to undertake without permission: presume to speak for someone else; go too far in taking liberties; also some of the same meanings as assume, such as presuppose and take for granted

as·sume

A0478600 (ə-so͞om′)v. as·sumed, as·sum·ing, as·sumes v.tr.1. To take for granted; suppose: The study assumes that prices will rise.2. a. To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation): assume responsibility; assume another's debts.b. To undertake the duties of (an office): assumed the presidency.3. a. To take on (an appearance, role, or form, for example); adopt: "The god assumes a human form" (John Ruskin).b. To pretend to have; feign: assume an air of authority.4. To take over without justification; seize: assume control.5. To clothe oneself in; don: The queen assumed a velvet robe.6. To take up or receive into heaven.v.intr. To make a supposition; suppose or believe: "Is Kay's husband coming to dinner too?" "I assume so."

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[Middle English assumen, from Latin assūmere : ad-, ad- + sūmere, to take; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·sum′a·bil′i·ty n.as·sum′a·ble adj.as·sum′a·bly adv.as·sum′er n.

assume

(əˈsjuːm) vb (tr) 1. (may take a clause as object) to take for granted; accept without proof; suppose: to assume that someone is sane. 2. to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc): to assume office. 3. to pretend to; feign: he assumed indifference, although the news affected him deeply. 4. to take or put on; adopt: the problem assumed gigantic proportions. 5. to appropriate or usurp (power, control, etc); arrogate: the revolutionaries assumed control of the city. 6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity (of God) to take up (the soul of a believer) into heaven[C15: from Latin assūmere to take up, from sūmere to take up, from sub- + emere to take] asˈsumable adj asˈsumer n

as•sume

(əˈsum)

v.t. -sumed, -sum•ing. 1. to take for granted or without proof; suppose; postulate; posit. 2. to take upon oneself; undertake or accept: to assume responsibility. 3. to take over the duties or responsibilities of: to assume the office of treasurer. 4. to adopt (a particular character, quality, mode of life, etc.): to assume the role of patron of the arts. 5. to take on; become endowed with: The situation assumed a threatening character. 6. to pretend to have or be; feign: to assume a humble manner. 7. to seize; usurp: to assume control. 8. to take upon oneself (the debts or obligations of another). v.i. 9. to take something for granted; presume. [1400–50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French assumer) < Latin assūmere to take up, adopt =as- as- + sūmere to pick up; see consume] as•sum′a•ble, adj. as•sum`a•bil′i•ty, n. as•sum′a•bly, adv. as•sum′er, n. syn: See pretend.

assume

Past participle: assumed
Gerund: assuming

Imperative
assume
assume

Present
I assume
you assume
he/she/it assumes
we assume
you assume
they assume

Preterite
I assumed
you assumed
he/she/it assumed
we assumed
you assumed
they assumed

Present Continuous
I am assuming
you are assuming
he/she/it is assuming
we are assuming
you are assuming
they are assuming

Present Perfect
I have assumed
you have assumed
he/she/it has assumed
we have assumed
you have assumed
they have assumed

Past Continuous
I was assuming
you were assuming
he/she/it was assuming
we were assuming
you were assuming
they were assuming

Past Perfect
I had assumed
you had assumed
he/she/it had assumed
we had assumed
you had assumed
they had assumed

Future
I will assume
you will assume
he/she/it will assume
we will assume
you will assume
they will assume

Future Perfect
I will have assumed
you will have assumed
he/she/it will have assumed
we will have assumed
you will have assumed
they will have assumed

Future Continuous
I will be assuming
you will be assuming
he/she/it will be assuming
we will be assuming
you will be assuming
they will be assuming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been assuming
you have been assuming
he/she/it has been assuming
we have been assuming
you have been assuming
they have been assuming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been assuming
you will have been assuming
he/she/it will have been assuming
we will have been assuming
you will have been assuming
they will have been assuming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been assuming
you had been assuming
he/she/it had been assuming
we had been assuming
you had been assuming
they had been assuming

Conditional
I would assume
you would assume
he/she/it would assume
we would assume
you would assume
they would assume

Past Conditional
I would have assumed
you would have assumed
he/she/it would have assumed
we would have assumed
you would have assumed
they would have assumed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	assume - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"presume, take for grantedpresuppose, suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
	2.	assume - take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"take on, take over, adoptresume - assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"take office - assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?"
	3.	assume - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"take on, acquire, adopt, takechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior"
	4.	assume - take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"take over, accept, beartake - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"carry-the can, face the music - accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
	5.	assume - occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"take up, strike, takemove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"fill, occupy, take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
	6.	assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"take over, usurp, arrogate, seizetake - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"annex - take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania"appropriate, conquer, seize, capture - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"hijack - seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
	7.	assume - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"sham, feign, simulatepretend, dissemble, act - behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"play - pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"feint - deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"
	8.	assume - take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as saviorreceive, take in, invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
	9.	assume - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"don, put on, get into, weardress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"hat - put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"try on, try - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"scarf - wrap in or adorn with a scarfslip on - put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes"

assume

verb1. presume, think, believe, expect, accept, suppose, imagine, suspect, guess (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), take it, fancy, take for granted, infer, conjecture, postulate, surmise, presuppose It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
presume know, prove2. take on, begin, accept, manage, bear, handle, shoulder, take over, don, acquire, put on, take up, embrace, undertake, set about, attend to, take responsibility for, embark upon, enter upon He will assume the role of Chief Executive.3. simulate, affect, adopt, put on, imitate, mimic, sham, counterfeit, feign, impersonate He assumed an air of superiority.4. take over, take, appropriate, acquire, seize, hijack, confiscate, wrest, usurp, lay claim to, pre-empt, commandeer, requisition, expropriate, arrogate If there is no president, power will be assumed by extremist forces.
take over leave, give up, hand over, relinquish, put aside

assume

verb1. To take upon oneself:incur, shoulder, tackle, take on, take over, undertake.2. To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:don, get on, pull on, put on, slip into, slip on.3. To take on or give a false appearance of:affect, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, put on, sham, simulate.Idiom: make believe.4. To take for granted without proof:posit, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose.Informal: reckon.5. To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right:appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, preempt, seize, take, usurp.

Translations

假定担任装出

assume

(əˈsjuːm) verb1. to take or accept as true. I assume (that) you'd like time to decide. 假定 假定2. to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc). He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency. 擔任 担任3. to put on (a particular appearance etc). He assumed a look of horror. 裝出 装出asˈsumed adjective pretended; not genuine. assumed astonishment; He wrote under an assumed name (= not using his real name). 假裝的 假装的asˈsumption (-ˈsamp-) noun something assumed. On the assumption that we can produce four pages an hour, the work will be finished tomorrow. 假定 假定

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