presuming
adjective
[ prɪˈzjuːmɪŋ ]
• presumptuous.
presume
verb
• suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
• "I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building"
Similar:
assume,
suppose,
dare say,
imagine,
take it,
expect,
believe,
think,
surmise,
guess,
judge,
trust,
conjecture,
speculate,
postulate,
posit,
hypothesize,
deduce,
divine,
infer,
conclude,
presuppose,
take for granted,
take as read,
• be arrogant or impertinent enough to do something.
• "kindly don't presume to issue me orders in my own house"
Similar:
venture,
dare,
have the temerity,
have the audacity,
have the effrontery,
be so bold as,
make so bold as,
go so far as,
take the liberty of,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French presumer, from Latin praesumere ‘anticipate’ (in late Latin ‘take for granted’), from prae ‘before’ + sumere ‘take’.
