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assuming

[ uh-soo-ming ]

adjective

  1. taking too much for granted; presumptuous.


assuming

/ əˈːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. expecting too much; presumptuous; arrogant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

conjunction

  1. often foll by that if it is assumed or taken for granted (that)

    even assuming he understands the problem, he will never take any action

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ܳiԲ· adverb
  • -·ܳiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of assuming1

First recorded in 1595–1605; assume + -ing 2
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It’s boorish and grating, assuming its audience will lap up whatever tasteless parody it puts out for them just because it aligns with popular films that share its basic themes.

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“By assuming the cause-and-effect relationship,” he says, “you seem to give grounding to a new medical diagnosis that may not actually be a proven cause-and-effect.”

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Even if he is convicted and sentenced to death in a federal trial, it would be years before he would be executed, assuming any conviction stood up on appeal.

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I finished the piece with the impression that the author’s concept of her imagined community of Americans was too monolithic, too broad and too assuming.

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He could well replace him in presidential elections due to be held by 2028 - assuming he is free to contest them.

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