All 3 Uses of
presume
in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
- But it is, in a way, presumptuous for a foreigner to teach Spanish," Fernando said.†
Chpt 16 *presumptuous = exercising privileges to which one is not entitled
- We could go into the hotel and register as Doctor and Mrs. Livingstone I presume, he thought.†
Chpt 13
- You can't base an operation on the presumption that miracles are going to happen.†
Chpt 38
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
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus