All 4 Uses of
presume
in
Crime and Punishment
- "At your mamma's request, through Afanasy Ivanovitch Vahrushin, of whom I presume you have heard more than once, a remittance is sent to you from our office," the man began, addressing Raskolnikov.†
Chpt 2.3
- That constitutes a strong presumption, but….†
Chpt 2.4 *
- "I had presumed and calculated," he faltered, "that a letter posted more than ten days, if not a fortnight ago…."†
Chpt 2.5
- "Judging from that remark, we may certainly presume that you were reckoning on our helplessness," Dounia observed irritably.†
Chpt 4.2
Definition:
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(presumptuous as in: she is presumptuous) exercising privileges to which one is not entitled -- such as being too familiar or too bossy