presume

verb

/prɪˈzjuːm/

/prɪˈzuːm/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they presume	/prɪˈzjuːm/ /prɪˈzuːm/
he / she / it presumes	/prɪˈzjuːmz/ /prɪˈzuːmz/
past simple presumed	/prɪˈzjuːmd/ /prɪˈzuːmd/
past participle presumed	/prɪˈzjuːmd/ /prɪˈzuːmd/
-ing form presuming	/prɪˈzjuːmɪŋ/ /prɪˈzuːmɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[intransitive, transitive] to suppose that something is true, although you do not have actual proof假设；假定 synonym assume
- They are very expensive, I presume?我想这些东西很贵吧？
- ‘Is he still abroad?’ ‘I presume so.’“他还在国外吗？” “我想是吧。”
- presume (that)… I presumed (that) he understood the rules.我相信他明白这些规则。
- it is presumed that… Little is known of the youngest son; it is presumed that he died young.对于最小的儿子一般所知甚少，据推测他已经夭亡。
- presume somebody/something to be/have something I presumed him to be her husband.我料想那就是她丈夫。
Extra Examples
- I had presumed wrongly that Jenny would be there.我猜珍妮会在那儿，结果推断错误。
- I presumed that he understood the rules.我还以为他明白这些规则。
- They presume that a woman's partner is supporting her financially, whether this is true or not.他们假设一个女人的伴侣在经济上支持她，不管这是真是假。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- wrongly
- reasonably
- …
phrases
- be presumed dead
- be presumed guilty
- be presumed innocent
- …
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[transitive] to accept that something is true until it is shown not to be true, especially in court（尤指法庭上）推定，假定
- presume somebody/something + adj. Twelve passengers are missing, presumed dead.有十二名旅客失踪，并已推定罹难。
- In English law, a person is presumed innocent until proved guilty.英国法律规定，一个人被证明有罪前假定为无罪。
- presume something We must presume innocence until we have proof of guilt.在证实一个人有罪之前，我们必须假定其无罪。
- presume somebody/something to be/have something We must presume them to be innocent until we have proof of guilt.在证实他们有罪之前，我们必须假定其无罪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- wrongly
- reasonably
- …
phrases
- be presumed dead
- be presumed guilty
- be presumed innocent
- …
See full entry
[transitive] presume something (formal) to accept something as true or existing and to act on that basis设定；设想；假设
- The course seems to presume some previous knowledge of the subject.这门课程似乎是以具备某些基础知识为前提的。
[intransitive] presume to do something (formal) to behave in a way that shows a lack of respect by doing something that you have no right to do妄行；越权行事
- I wouldn't presume to tell you how to run your own business.我不会僭越去指点你该如何经营你自己的事业。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French presumer, from Latin praesumere ‘anticipate’ (in late Latin ‘take for granted’), from prae ‘before’ + sumere ‘take’.