All 8 Uses of
presume
in
Main Street
- A man in shirt sleeves, presumably Del Snafflin the proprietor, shaving a man who had a large Adam's apple.†
Chpt 4 *
- Bea was out this afternoon—presumably drinking coffee and talking about "fellows" with her cousin Tina.†
Chpt 9
- Therefore all men who succeed in painting in Paris or in finance in New York at last become weary of smart women, return to their native towns, assert that cities are vicious, marry their childhood sweethearts and, presumably, joyously abide in those towns until death.†
Chpt 22
- Not till he had climbed to his office and found another sign on the door, another Dr. Kennicott inside, would he understand that something curious had presumably happened.†
Chpt 22
- And their wives I says to them, "Tain't my affair to decide what you should or should not do with your teachers,' I says, 'and I ain't presuming to dictate in any way, shape, manner, or form.†
Chpt 32
- "Why, really——I presume that he's in Minneapolis."†
Chpt 33
- You presume!†
Chpt 33 *
- He clamored, "Presume!†
Chpt 33
Definitions:
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(presume as in: presumption of innocence) to think of something as true or likely, even though it is not known with certaintyeditor's notes: Something can be presumed because it seems reasonable or because there is a rule or law demanding such an assumption. For example, in the United States someone charged with a crime is presumed by law to be innocent unless they are proven guilty at a trial.
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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