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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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
"People had assumed that the different types of bipolar cells were more or less autonomous," Zhou says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The venue had power outages before due to electrical problems, so he had assumed it was just another power glitch.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
At this point, they had assumed Hillary Dawa was dead.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Always he had assumed that throughout his psyche he experienced the android as a clever machine—as in his conscious view.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
