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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presumed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Presuming.] [F. pr['e]sumer, L. praesumere,
     praesumptum; prae before + sumere to take. See Assume,
     Redeem.]
     1. To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake
        without leave or authority previously obtained.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Dare he presume to scorn us in this manner? --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief,
        without examination or proof, or on the strength of
        probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is
              proved to be guilty.                  --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What rests but that the mortal sentence pass, . . .
              Which he presumes already vain and void,
              Because not yet inflicted?            --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. i.
     1. To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on
        grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to
        believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too
        far.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or
        authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by
        the circumstances of the case; to venture beyond license;
        to take liberties; -- often with on or upon before the
        ground of confidence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Do not presume too much upon my love. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This man presumes upon his parts.     --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presumed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Presuming.] [F. pr['e]sumer, L. praesumere,
     praesumptum; prae before + sumere to take. See Assume,
     Redeem.]
     1. To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake
        without leave or authority previously obtained.
  
              Dare he presume to scorn us in this manner? --Shak.
  
              Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief,
        without examination or proof, or on the strength of
        probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose.
  
              Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is
              proved to be guilty.                  --Blackstone.
  
              What rests but that the mortal sentence pass, . . .
              Which he presumes already vain and void, Because not
              yet inflicted?                        --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. i.
     1. To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on
        grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to
        believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too
        far.
  
     2. To venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or
        authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by
        the circumstances of the case; to venture beyond license;
        to take liberties; -- often with on or upon before the
        ground of confidence.
  
              Do not presume too much upon my love. --Shak.
  
              This man presumes upon his parts.     --Locke.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  presume
       v 1: take to be the case or to be true; accept without
            verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
            [syn: assume, take for granted]
       2: take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission;
          "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: make bold, dare]
       3: constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill
          presumes the consumption of food"
       4: take liberties or act with too much confidence

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  presume
     Αγγλικά vb.
     υποθέτω, θεωρώ εκ των προτέρων κάτι ως βέβαιο χωρίς αδιάσειστα
  στοιχεία, τεκμαίρω, συμπεραίνω, παίρνω κάτι ως δεδομένο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  presume
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: presumir)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: presumir)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  presume
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as
  (to do something) without proper authority or permission. (from 14th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive now rare) To perform, do (something) without
  authority; to lay claim to without permission. (from 14th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof);
  to take for granted, to suppose. (from 14th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of
  argument.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  presume
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: presumir)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: presumir)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  presume
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: presumir)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: presumir)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  presume
     Englanti vb.
     otaksua, olettaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  presume
     Engelska vb.
     förmoda, anta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/
  meen, vermoë, veronderstel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/
  إفترض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  presume //pɹiˈz(j)um// //pɹɘˈzjʉːm// //pɹɘˈʒʉːm// //pɹəˈz(j)um// //pɹɪˈzjuːm// //pɹɪˈzjʉːm// //pɹɪˈʒʉːm// 
  предполагам
  to assume to be true, suppose

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/ 
  předpokládat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/ 
  rhagdybio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/ 
  rhagdybied 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/ 
  sich anmaßen, sich herausnehmen 
        "presume to do sth."  - sich anmaßen, etw. zu tun
   see: presuming, presumed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/ 
  schließen 
           Note: aus
   see: presuming, presumed
  
           Note: from

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/ 
  voraussetzen, vermuten 
   see: presuming, presumed, presumed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/
  
  υποθέτω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  presume //pɹiˈz(j)um// //pɹɘˈzjʉːm// //pɹɘˈʒʉːm// //pɹəˈz(j)um// //pɹɪˈzjuːm// //pɹɪˈzjʉːm// //pɹɪˈʒʉːm// 
  otaksua
  to assume to be true, suppose

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  presume /prizjuːm/
  1. aspirer à, prétendre à
  2. supposer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/ 
  1. मान लेना
        "I presume neha is out of station as he hasn't paid me a visit since "
        "the last fortnight."
  2. साहस करना
        "My father doesn't expect me to presume travelling alone."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/
  biti drzak, drznuti se, pretpostaviti, usuditi se

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/
  supporre

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  presume //pɹiˈz(j)um// //pɹɘˈzjʉːm// //pɹɘˈʒʉːm// //pɹəˈz(j)um// //pɹɪˈzjuːm// //pɹɪˈzjʉːm// //pɹɪˈʒʉːm// 
  推定, 推測
  to assume to be true, suppose

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  presume /prizjuːm/
  putare

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  presume /prizjuːm/
  1. aanspraak maken op, claimen
  2. aannemen, menen, stellen, vermoeden, veronderstellen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  presume /prɪˈzju:m/ 
   1.  przypuszczać, sądzić
   2.  A is presumed (ill) (be V: :presumed :ill)
   - przypuszcza się, że A jest chory, że A jest

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  presume /prizjuːm/
  1. alegar, pretender
  2. conjeturar, fazerdeconta, supor

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  presume /prizjuːm/
  asumir, suponer

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  presume //pɹiˈz(j)um// //pɹɘˈzjʉːm// //pɹɘˈʒʉːm// //pɹəˈz(j)um// //pɹɪˈzjuːm// //pɹɪˈzjʉːm// //pɹɪˈʒʉːm// 
  förmoda, förutsätta
  to assume to be true, suppose

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  presume /pɹɪzjˈuːm/
  1. farzetmek, tahmin etmek
  2. ihtimal vermek
  3. haddini aşmak, cüret etmek, cesaret etmek. presume on istismar etmek. presumably  tahminen, galiba.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɹɪˈzum/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  164 Moby Thesaurus words for "presume":
     account, account as, adjudge, adjudicate, affect, allegorize,
     allow, allude to, anticipate, aspire to, assume, attempt, bank on,
     be afraid, be judicious, be predisposed, believe, bring,
     bring to mind, call for, comprise, conceive, conclude, confide,
     conjecture, connote, consider, contain, contemplate, count,
     count on, dare, daresay, deduce, deem, deride, desire, divine,
     dread, dream, encroach upon, entail, envisage, esteem, estimate,
     exercise judgment, expect, express an opinion, face, fancy, feel,
     feel confident, forejudge, foresee, form an opinion, gather,
     get fresh, get smart, go off half-cocked, grant, guess,
     harbor the hope, have a hunch, have a nerve, have an idea,
     have an impression, have an inkling, have in mind, have the cheek,
     have the gall, have the idea, hazard, hint, hold, hold as,
     hold in contempt, hope, hope against hope, hope and pray, hope for,
     hope in, hope to God, hypothecate, hypothesize, imagine, implicate,
     imply, import, impose on, impose upon, infer, infringe, insinuate,
     intimate, intrude, involve, judge, judge beforehand, jump the gun,
     lead to, lean upon, let, let be, live in hopes, look upon as,
     maintain, make bold, make free, mean, mean to say,
     nurture the hope, obtrude, opine, pine, point indirectly to, posit,
     postulate, preconceive, preconclude, predecide, predetermine,
     prefigure, prejudge, premise, presuppose, presurmise, pretend,
     provisionally accept, reckon, regard, rely on, repute, require,
     rest assured, ridicule, say, set down as, speculate, subsume,
     suggest, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, take for,
     take for granted, take in, take it, take liberties,
     take liberties with, take the liberty, take to be, taunt, theorize,
     think, think likely, think of, trow, trust, understand, venture,
     venture to say, view as, ween
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 假定,推测,占便宜;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 假定,推测,擅自,意味着
     vi. 擅自行动,相信

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