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presume

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"Suppose"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /pɹɪˈzjuːm/Part of speech verbSorted eemprsuStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. take liberties or act with too much confidence

Word origin

From Middle English presumen, from Anglo-Norman presumer and its source, Latin praesūmere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + sūmere (“to take”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
  • Paw-prints in the snow allow us to presume a visit from next door's cat.

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