presume 音标拼音: [prɪz'um]
vt . 假定,推测,擅自,意味着
vi . 擅自行动,相信
假定,推测,擅自,意味着擅自行动,相信
presume v 1 :
take to be the case or to be true ;
accept without verification or proof ; "
I assume his train was late " [
synonym :
{
assume }, {
presume }, {
take for granted }]
2 :
take upon oneself ;
act presumptuously ,
without permission ;
"
How dare you call my lawyer ?" [
synonym : {
make bold }, {
dare },
{
presume }]
3 :
constitute reasonable evidence for ; "
A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food "
4 :
take liberties or act with too much confidence 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 .
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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 .
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Do not presume too much upon my love . --
Shak .
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This man presumes upon his parts . --
Locke .
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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 .
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Dare he presume to scorn us in this manner ? --
Shak .
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Bold deed thou hast presumed ,
adventurous Eve .
--
Milton .
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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 .
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Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is proved to be guilty . --
Blackstone .
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What rests but that the mortal sentence pass , . . .
Which he presumes already vain and void ,
Because not yet inflicted ? --
Milton .
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164 Moby Thesaurus words for "
presume ":
account ,
account as ,
adjudge ,
adjudicate ,
affect ,
allegorize ,
allow ,
allude to ,
anticipate ,
aspire to ,
assume ,
attempt ,
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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
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