All 28 Uses of
presume
in
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
- He was still amazed that it had not been confiscated when Paulsson frisked him, but Paulsson presumably thought it was Blomkvist's own, and he had never been formally taken into custody and searched.
Part 1 (definition 1) *presumably = probablystandard suffix: The suffix "-ably" is a combination of the suffixes "-able" and "-ly". It means in a manner that is capable of being. This is the same pattern you see in words like agreeably, favorably, and comfortably.
- During the past ten years, sixty-five employees from within the Security Police had been dismissed from the organization on the grounds of presumed political unreliability.†
Part 1 (definition 2)
- Presumably the reduced frequency of the nurse's visits meant that the doctors had decided her condition had improved; over the weekend the nurses had checked on her at least once every ten minutes.†
Part 1 (definition 1)
- No friend of yours, I presume.†
Part 1 (definition 2)
- I presume that the report now exists in two places, possibly three.†
Part 1 (definition 2)
- I can't do it …. that would be presumptuous of me.†
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- Presumably because of the threat of revelations about his sexual deviations.†
Part 2 (definition 1)
- We incline to the view that the falsification was done a long time ago, presumably more or less simultaneously with the writing of the original report.†
Part 2 (definition 1)
- The inquiries had concentrated on finding Göransson's car, which Niedermann was presumed to be using.†
Part 2 (definition 2)
- On her side of the wall there was presumably a similar screwed-on cover.†
Part 2 (definition 1)
- I presume you have good reason for such secrecy.†
Part 2 (definition 2)
- In short, to defend Swedish democracy against real or presumed anti-democratic threats.†
Part 2 (definition 2)
- Since Blomkvist presumably intended that she should use the computer, he must have chosen a simple password.†
Part 2 (definition 1)
- Well, some spooks have bugged the place and they listen, presumably, to every word I say.†
Part 2 (definition 1)
- The prime minister needed something from him and presumably had no idea how much Blomkvist knew or did not know.†
Part 3 (definition 1)
- Presumably in normal circumstances you would be doing everything you could to keep journalists away from a meeting like this.†
Part 3 (definition 1)
- "Gullberg was presumably for many years the chief of that division within SIS which you call the Zalachenko club," Edklinth said.†
Part 3 (definition 1)
- Greger Beckman, I presume.†
Part 3 (definition 2)
- Presumably you're allowed to call them in for an extraordinary meeting.†
Part 3 (definition 1)
- They had presumably turned them off for dinner.†
Part 4 (definition 1)
- "I presume that Fröken Salander is not answering because—purely semantically—you have once again made an assertion," the judge said helpfully.†
Part 4 (definition 2)
- She is a grown woman, and presumably she believes in the account she has presented.†
Part 4 (definition 1)
- I presume that you did not strap her down because you predicted that she would begin tattooing herself sometime in the future.†
Part 4 (definition 2)
- "You're speaking of Alexander Zalachenko, I presume."†
Part 4 (definition 2)
- I presume that the social welfare agency filed a report—†
Part 4 (definition 2)
- I presume that I must decide on a suspension of this trial.†
Part 4 (definition 2)
- Salander's job amounted to checking the email of the person who was presumed to have hired the kidnapper.†
Part Epil. (definition 2)
- She saw several black figures, presumably policemen, pressed against the wall near the entrance at one end of the building.†
Part Epil. (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (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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(2) (presumptuous as in: she is presumptuous) exercising privileges to which one is not entitled -- such as being too familiar or too bossy