All 3 Uses of
presume
in
The Idiot
- Not railways, properly speaking, presumptuous youth, but the general tendency of which railways may be considered as the outward expression and symbol.†
Chpt 3.4 *presumptuous = exercising privileges to which one is not entitled
- And you are NOT, I presume, eh?†
Chpt 1.3
- For instance, he had no suspicion of the fact that the Epanchins, having in their mind so important a step as the marriage of their daughter, would never think of presuming to take it without having previously "shown off" the proposed husband to the dignitary—the recognized patron of the family.†
Chpt 4.6
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 certaintySomething 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