assuming

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/ əˈsu mɪŋ /

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adjective

taking too much for granted; presumptuous.

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Origin of assuming

First recorded in 1595–1605; assume + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM assuming

as·sum·ing·ly, adverbself-as·sum·ing, adjective

Words nearby assuming

as such, assumable, assume, assumed, assumed bond, assuming, assumpsit, assumption, Assumptionist, assumptive, Assur

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How to use assuming in a sentence

It’s a non-assuming garment that looks like any other legging, but with medical-grade technology that provides the same, if not better support than traditional knee braces.
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But assuming things were ever that hopeful, heaven was short-lived, and trouble followed.
The Sydney Astrologer Turned Islamic Radical|Jacob Siegel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A French sales clerk hovers over Mariame, as if assuming she is shoplifting because she is black and from the projects.
‘Girlhood’: Coming of Age in France’s Projects|Molly Hannon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What ISIS can do with the drone, assuming one is in their hands, is an open question.
ISIS: We Nabbed an Iranian Drone|Jacob Siegel|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Assuming he sticks it out, the election will be thrown into the Vermont state house, where Democrats have a sizeable advantage.
What the Hell Happened in Vermont?!|Stuart Stevens|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Assuming that members of Congress who live in D.C. are adults, they, too, will be permitted to get stoned at their leisure.
Can Congress Get Stoned Now That D.C. Has Legalized Marijuana?|Abby Haglage|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That she was unwise in assuming her own will so promptly, with little regard to consulting his, she might yet discover.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Assuming the above view to be reasonable, the number of new instruments which left the Stradivari house must have been very large.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
"If true, it would account for his not showing himself to his friend—assuming that he did come back," observed Mr. Carr.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
There is one specimen in the Museum, probably killed rather late in the spring, as it is assuming the black breast.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
She felt that servants had no right to presume to pay her compliments—that they were thus assuming that she was upon their level.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for assuming

assuming

/ (əˈsjuːmɪŋ) /

adjective

expecting too much; presumptuous; arrogant

conjunction

(often foll by that) if it is assumed or taken for granted (that)even assuming he understands the problem, he will never take any action

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