All 3 Uses of
presume
in
Black: The Birth of Evil
- After four years your sins have finally caught up with you, presumably through the Magic Circle dinner theater or the Java Hut.†
Chpt 5 *presumably = probablystandard suffix: The suffix "-ably" is a combination of the suffixes "-able" and "-ly". It means in a manner that is capable of being. This is the same pattern you see in words like agreeably, favorably, and comfortably.
- The yellow cab pulled up to the Centers for Disease Control head-quarters on Clifton Road at 4:15, forty-five minutes before the government building presumably closed.†
Chpt 12
- True, all aerial maneuvers were easier here, in part, presumably, because of the atmosphere.†
Chpt 25
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