assume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted or without proof.
had assumed
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past perfectof assume.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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As they note in a preface to “20 Over 60,” the two of them had assumed when collaborating on their previous anthology that older age was “mostly about decline.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
That distinction matters because it shows that the evolutionary relationship between the two codons is not as restrictive as scientists had assumed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
One of his victims told the BBC she had assumed his passport would automatically be surrendered after he was charged and said she was "so disappointed in the law."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
But what was it doing in New York City, far from the confines of the rural areas to which I had assumed it was limited?
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Lazlo had known the passage for years, and had assumed it was fantasy—but he had discovered in Thanagost that it was real.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
