assuming
adjective
Origin of assuming
assume
verb (used with object), as·sumed, as·sum·ing.
verb (used without object), as·sumed, as·sum·ing.
Origin of assume
Synonym study
Related Words for assuming
forward, domineering, overbearing, bold, conceited, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, imperious, pushy, rudeExamples from the Web for assuming
Contemporary Examples of assuming
But assuming things were ever that hopeful, heaven was short-lived, and trouble followed.
A French sales clerk hovers over Mariame, as if assuming she is shoplifting because she is black and from the projects.
What ISIS can do with the drone, assuming one is in their hands, is an open question.
Assuming he sticks it out, the election will be thrown into the Vermont state house, where Democrats have a sizeable advantage.
Assuming that members of Congress who live in D.C. are adults, they, too, will be permitted to get stoned at their leisure.
Historical Examples of assuming
You are assuming that the child does not know its own business, and that you do.
A Treatise on Parents and ChildrenGeorge Bernard Shaw
The danger lies in assuming that we shall get on any better.
A Treatise on Parents and ChildrenGeorge Bernard Shaw
Assuming the truth of those statements, I apply to you for information.
The horizon was growing indistinct, assuming a mud-colored tinge as it were.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
"Because," she replied slowly, assuming a doctorial expression.