All 7 Uses of
assume
in
The Hunger Games
- Then Cinna enters with what I assume is my dress, but I can't really see it because it's covered.
p. 120..4 (definition 1)assume = think
- They assume the booby trap was faulty, but that the tribute who blew up the supplies was killed doing it.
p. 225..0 (definition 1)assume = believe
- I try to capture the calm demeanor my mother assumes when handling particularly bad cases.
p. 256..4 (definition 2) *assumes = takes on or adopts
- I always assumed the shopkeepers live a soft life.
p. 309..9 (definition 1)assumed = believed
- But he also knows there's two of us and probably assumes we were hunting Foxface.
p. 321..7 (definition 1)assumes = believes
- It should be sending off smoke for a few more hours, although I doubt Cato assumes anything at this point.
p. 322..9 (definition 1) *assumes = accepts as true (without proof)
- In the gloom, I see a makeshift wall about ten yards away and assume Peeta's behind it.
p. 356..4 (definition 1)assume = think
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 a false identity) to take on (adopt, wear, strike a pose or appearance of) -- often while pretending or disguising