All 4 Uses of
assume
in
And Then There Were None
- Lombard said: "I suppose that's why we assumed it must be a stranger moving about up here."
p. 137.6 *assumed = accepted as true (without really knowing)
- Now he assumed command with the ease born of a long habit of authority.
p. 148.9 *assumed = took on (power or responsibility)
- Mr. Justice Wargrave said: "You are assuming heresay to be evidence."
p. 155.5assuming = accepting as true (without proof)
- In all this, I have assumed that the mystery of Indian Island will remain unsolved.
p. 299.1assumed = accepted as true (without really knowing)
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