presume

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].

   “I don't want to pretend to be an authority on this line of business, so I would never presume to tell you how to run your own company.”

2. fiil To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

   “Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.”

3. fiil To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

   “Paw-prints in the snow allow us to presume a visit from next door's cat.”

4. fiil To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.

   “If we presume that human cloning may one day become a mundane, everyday reality, then maybe it's time to start thinking more positively about our soon-to-arrive genetically engineered pseudo-siblings.”

5. fiil To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].

   “Thanks, but I can't accept the money; I would not want to presume on the generosity of a stranger'”