4 meanings
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1 —as in:
I assume it's true
Definition
to accept something as true without proof- I assume she was at school today, but I don't remember actually seeing her.
assume = accept as true (without really knowing for sure)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Let's assume that 80% of the people who said they will come to the party will actually show up.
- I think that is a safe assumption.
- I remember to spell it with this phrase: Whenever you assume, you make an ass of u and me.
- There's an old SEAL motto: Never assume a frogman's dead unless you find his body.Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
- It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- The reporter warned those watching that they should be assumed to be "armed and very dangerous."Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore
- When Halloween came, I assumed that the whole family would be present to watch me perform, but I was disappointed.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- My dear Peter, people go by so many erroneous assumptions.Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
- It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference is a latent form of unfriendliness.Edith Wharton -- The House of Mirth
assume = accept as true (without really knowing for sure)
assumption = something accepted as true (without proof)
assume = accept as true (without proof)
assume = accept as true without proof
assume = accept as true
assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
assumptions = things accepted as true without proof
assume = accept as true
2 —as in:
She assumed power
Definition
beginning to take power or responsibility- The dictator assumed control of the country at midnight this morning.
assumed = took (power)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- When she adopted the baby boy, she assumed responsibility for taking care of him.
- She is now of an age when she should assume the responsibilities of adulthood.
- The rebels assumed power after assassinating the president and arresting all members of congress.
- Is the balance of the loan assumable by someone else if they buy the home before the loan is paid in full?
- I look forward to the assumption of the privileges and responsibilities of adulthood.
- With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership.George Orwell -- Animal Farm
- Dad thought that was a bit premature, but there were a lot of people to feed, and he assumed, a loose command of the cooking.Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
- Keating assumed leadership over the council.Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
- He had by degrees assumed such authority over his companions that he was almost like a commander on board; and as his orders were always clear, distinct, and easy of execution, his comrades obeyed him with celerity and pleasure.Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
assumed = took (responsibility)
assume = take on (as a responsibility)
assumed = took on (power or responsibility)
assumed = took (power or responsibility)
assumed = taken on (power)
3 —as in:
She assumed a false identity
Definition
to take on (adopt, wear, strike a pose or appearance of) — often while pretending or disguising- She assumed the identify of her victim until the body was found.
assumed = took on (or adopted)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- She thinks the aliens can assume human form.
- The god, Krishna, is said to have assumed human form.
- She assumed a look of disinterested amusement.
- She assumed a dancer's pose.
- Mrs. Merriweather was one of those childless adults who find it necessary to assume a different tone of voice when speaking to children.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- I ain't saying assume the fetal position and let them put their cocked revolvers upside your head.Don DeLillo -- Underworld
- It struck him that the man's whole life was playing a part, and that he felt it to be dangerous to drop his assumed personality even for a moment.George Orwell -- 1984
- And we all struggled down to the concrete and assumed a position for push-ups, arms extended, bodies outstretched, rigid.Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
- But dinginess is a quality which assumes all manner of disguises;Edith Wharton -- The House of Mirth
assume = take on (an appearance)
assume = take on or adopt
assume = take or adopt
assumed = adopted (of the part he was playing)
assumed = took on (a body position)
assumes = takes on
4 —as in:
assumed into heaven
Definition
to take up or receive someone into heaven- My church celebrates The Assumption of Mary on August 15th.
assumption = the act of taking someone up into heaven
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Some members of my church are getting together for dinner for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.
- The Emperor entered the Cathedral of the Assumption.Leo Tolstoy -- War and Peace
- On Sunday morning Marya Dmitrievna invited her visitors to Mass at her parish church—the Church of the Assumption built over the graves of victims of the plague.Leo Tolstoy -- War and Peace
assumption = the act of taking someone up into heaven
assumption = to take up or receive someone into heaven