Associations to the word «Presume»

Wiktionary

PRESUME, verb. (transitive) (now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission. [from 14th c.]
PRESUME, verb. (transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]
PRESUME, verb. (transitive) To assume to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
PRESUME, verb. (intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with). [from 15th c.]

Dictionary definition

PRESUME, verb. Take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late".
PRESUME, verb. Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?".
PRESUME, verb. Constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food".
PRESUME, verb. Take liberties or act with too much confidence.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras