All 4 Uses of
assume
in
Animal Farm
- With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership.
p. 27.9 *assume = take on (as a responsibility)
- The animals had assumed as a matter of course that these would be shared out equally; one day, however, the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs.
p. 35.5 *assumed = believed
- The shed where Snowball had drawn his plans of the windmill had been shut up and it was assumed that the plans had been rubbed off the floor.
p. 56.6assumed = accepted as true (though not known for sure)
- Too many farmers had assumed, without due enquiry, that on such a farm a spirit of license and indiscipline would prevail.
p. 137.4assumed = accepted as true (without really knowing for sure)
Definitions:
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(1)
(assume as in: I assume it's true) to accept something as true without proof
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(2)
(assume as in: She assumed power) beginning to take power or responsibility
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(3)
(assume as in: She assumed a false identity) to take on (adopt, wear, strike a pose or appearance of) -- often while pretending or disguising
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(4)
(assume as in: assumed into heaven) to take up or receive someone into heaven