All 4 Uses of
assume
in
Animal Farm
- With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership.
p. 27..9 (definition 1) *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 (definition 2) *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..6 (definition 2)assumed = 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..4 (definition 2)assumed = accepted as true (without really knowing for sure)
Definitions:
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(1) (assume as in: She assumed power) beginning to take power or responsibility
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(2) (assume as in: I assume it's true) to accept something as true without proof