How do you use Presume in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like act or behave, plus the exact meaning.
Presume meaning
- To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
- To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
- To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
Synonyms of Presume
Using Presume
- The main meaning on this page is: To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)]. | To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission. | To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
- Useful related words include: act, behave, show, evidence.
- In the example corpus, presume often appears in combinations such as: presume that, to presume, presume to.
Context around Presume
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Presume
- In this selection, "presume" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, course, actually, word, celtic and anything stand out and add context to how "presume" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include court to presume to question and do not presume to influence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "presume" sits close to words such as acquittal, acumen and alfa, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with presume
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We just actually presume. (4 words)
We presume other manufacturers followed suit. (6 words)
Did they consult young people or presume? (7 words)
Stay nonchalant, avoid subjects that could trigger memories of the device (don’t, for example, ask if they have a massager you can borrow) and treat them with the same respect and kindness that I presume you did while you lived with them. (43 words)
I presume that the question about whether more or less experienced wrestlers would compete arises from the fact that the Olympics were previously open only to amateur athletes, but that hasn’t been the case for many years now. (39 words)
It does, of course, presume that the health and education of Scotland’s people is in itself security, rather than the already delayed and over budget new Dreadnought class of even more highly accurate submarines due to replace Trident. (39 words)
Did they consult young people or presume? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
Because they are national leaders, I would presume that they constantly ask themselves how government can find a good balance between production and consumption.
Here at the Hereford Times we do not presume to influence our readers about which way they should vote.
If Sheridan had married Anna, whether he was a widower or not, it seems likely he'd presume the mystery woman was her.
I presume that the question about whether more or less experienced wrestlers would compete arises from the fact that the Olympics were previously open only to amateur athletes, but that hasn’t been the case for many years now.
It does, of course, presume that the health and education of Scotland’s people is in itself security, rather than the already delayed and over budget new Dreadnought class of even more highly accurate submarines due to replace Trident.
I thought the Conference League, which I presume Celtic, Hearts and Rangers pushed forward, was a little bit much.
Stay nonchalant, avoid subjects that could trigger memories of the device (don’t, for example, ask if they have a massager you can borrow) and treat them with the same respect and kindness that I presume you did while you lived with them.
The Queen said: 'She didn't always presume that you wanted her advice but she was very generous when you asked for it.
We just actually presume.
We presume other manufacturers followed suit.
With the Moon angling towards ethereal Neptune, it may be more subtle than you think, so don’t presume anything or take certain facts for granted.
Did they consult young people or presume?
He is an experienced farmer but admits: “I don’t presume to know everything.
However, based on the way this appointment is being conducted, the word presume is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
I presume he was having a lend of us.
I presume the occasional fig beetle comes from a neighbor.
Judge Chang also rejected the Attorney General’s argument that he was entitled to presume that the voters know existing law and should therefore fully understand Proposition 5 from the language as written.
Lots of vendor specific tools, packages and IP files (I presume) for embedded firmware development.
Mr Dunlop also explained the scope of the legal challenge, saying: “No-one is asking the court to presume to question the DRS, or the decision to inset it.
Nicholson's chilling performance and ability to switch Jack's sanity on and off is immaculate, making for the perfect horror movie where the person who audiences presume is the hero becomes anything but.
Common combinations with presume
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- presume that 29×
- to presume 22×
- presume to 12×
- presume the 12×
- presume it 10×
- not presume 9×
- we presume 7×
- presume is 5×
- presume most 5×
- presume they 5×