presume

Verb

Verb Forms: presumed, presuming, presumes

To take for granted that something is true.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
constitute reasonable evidence for
- "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
take liberties or act with too much confidence
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.
To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].

Examples

Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
I don't want to pretend to be an authority on this line of business, so I would never presume to tell you how to run your own company.
Never presume your Scrabble opponent has missed an obvious play; they might be setting a trap.
Paw-prints in the snow allow us to presume a visit from next door's cat.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English presumen, from Anglo-Norman presumer and its source, Latin praesūmere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + sūmere (“to take”).

Synonyms

assume, dare, make bold, take for granted, suppose

Scrabble Score: 11

presume: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
presume: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
presume: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

presume: valid Words With Friends Word