0 to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain:
[ + (that) ] I presume (that) they're not coming, since they haven't replied to the invitation.
[ + speech ] You are Dr Smith, I presume?
[ + obj + adj ] The boat's captain is missing, presumed dead (= it is believed that he is dead).
In British law, you are presumed innocent until you are proved guilty.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] The universe is presumed to contain many other planets with some form of life.
1 to do something although you know that you do not have a right to do it:
2 to believe something to be true because it is likely, although not certain:
[ + (that) clause ] I presume (that) they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitation.
People accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
3 to be rude by doing something you know that you do not have a right to do:
[ + to infinitive ] How can you presume to criticize me when you did the same thing yourself?
She said it in a whisper so I presumed it wasn't common knowledge.
"Is he coming?" "I presume so."
Under the Bill of Rights, a person is presumed innocent until proved otherwise.
A person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Experimentation with subjective illumination and dynamics were conducted with the themes once they had been stated and their existence could be presumed.
One might think that at least judges and legislators must be presumed to regard the legal obligations as a species of moral obligation.
Similarly, a covariational pattern, if asserted as causal, presumes a (yet to be identified) causal mechanism.
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