All 3 Uses of
presume
in
Pygmalion
- If the King finds out you're not a lady, you will be taken by the police to the Tower of London, where your head will be cut off as a warning to other presumptuous flower girls.†
Act 2 *presumptuous = exercising privileges to which one is not entitled
- Presumptuous insect!†
Act 4
- I presume you don't pretend that I have treated you badly.†
Act 4 *
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