assume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted or without proof.
am assuming
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present progressiveof assume (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am assuming that we will introduce the industrial electricity price from January 1, 2026," Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said at a conference in Berlin.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
"I am assuming he has, otherwise I have no idea where I am staying."
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
I am assuming that Apple’s response to that is, “Our corporate employees have more skills. They design the camera on the iPhone. There are advertising people.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 6, 2022
Given the context of the article, I am assuming that the writer meant to say “yolk sac” rather than “yoke sac” and that the eagles “have learned to adapt” rather than “adopt” to urban life.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022
You may think I am assuming a good deal, Philip.
From The Front Yard by Constance Fenimore Woolson
