All 3 Uses of
presume
in
The Idiot
- And you are NOT, I presume, eh?†
Chpt 1.3
- Not railways, properly speaking, presumptuous youth, but the general tendency of which railways may be considered as the outward expression and symbol.†
Chpt 3.4 *
- For instance, he had no suspicion of the fact that the Epanchins, having in their mind so important a step as the marriage of their daughter, would never think of presuming to take it without having previously "shown off" the proposed husband to the dignitary—the recognized patron of the family.†
Chpt 4.6
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