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  • 21assume vs know vs think —   To assume is a regular verb that means to suppose something to be true, but without proof.   For example:   I assume you re here to learn English.   To know is an irregular verb that means to be absolutely certain or sure about something,… …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • 22assume vs know vs think —   To assume is a regular verb that means to suppose something to be true, but without proof.   For example:   I assume you re here to learn English.   To know is an irregular verb that means to be absolutely certain or sure about something,… …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • 23assume vs know vs think —   To assume is a regular verb that means to suppose something to be true, but without proof.   For example:   I assume you re here to learn English.   To know is an irregular verb that means to be absolutely certain or sure about something,… …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • 24assume — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. suppose, take for granted; put on, affect; appropriate. See supposition, affectation, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take for granted] Syn. suppose, presume, postulate, posit, presuppose,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25assume, presume — These words have related but distinguishable meanings. To assume is to take for granted, to infer without proof: Mrs. Black assumed that her husband had paid the bill. To presume is to believe something to be a fact, to infer as true without… …

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  • 26assume —  , presume  The two words are often so close in meaning as to be indistinguishable, but in some contexts they do allow a fine distinction to be made. Assume, in the sense of to suppose, normally means to put forth a realistic hypothesis,… …

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  • 27assume, presume —    The two words are often so close in meaning as to be indistinguishable, but in some contexts they do allow a fine distinction to be made. Assume, in the sense of to suppose, normally means to put forth a realistic hypothesis, something that… …

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  • 28assume the position — verb To turn away, with your hands in a visible and unmovable position so that you can be searched Now in this case, if the suspended bar were acted upon solely by the north pole of the magnet, it would assume the position AB …

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  • 29assume — v. 1) (L) we assumed that he was dead 2) (M) everyone assumed him to be dead * * * [ə sjuːm] (L) we assumed that he was dead (M) everyone assumed him to be dead …

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  • 30assume*/ — [əˈsjuːm] verb [T] 1) to believe that something is true, even though you cannot be certain I m assuming everyone here has an email address.[/ex] 2) formal to start to control something or take an important position His first priority was assuming …

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