All 4 Uses of "assume" in "Turtles All the Way Down"

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All 4 Uses

assume
in
Turtles All the Way Down
(Edited)

Everyone seemed to assume I knew what the hell a tuatara was.
p. 35.3

assume = believe
I assume y'all have a coupon?
p. 54.1

assume = believe (without really knowing)
And so we assume it isn't real.
p. 89.6 *

assume = believe (without absolute proof)
Even Shakespeare assumed fundamental truths about the fundament that turned out to be wrong.
p. 207.9

assumed = believed

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(1) (assume as in: I assume it's true)
to accept something as true without proof
(2) (assume as in: She assumed power)
beginning to take power or responsibility
(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
(4) (assume as in: assumed into heaven)
to take up or receive someone into heaven
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)