All 3 Uses of
presume
in
Northanger Abbey
- From the latter circumstance it may be presumed that, whatever might be our heroine's opinion of him, his admiration of her was not of a very dangerous kind; not likely to produce animosities between the brothers, nor persecutions to the lady.†
Chpt 16
- I am almost ashamed to make the request, though its presumption would certainly appear greater to every creature in Bath than yourself.†
Chpt 17
- That is the most unpromising circumstance, the strongest presumption against him.†
Chpt 25 *
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