assume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted or without proof.
has been assuming
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present perfect progressiveof assume (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since he took the helm of Santander Brasil nearly six years ago, Rial has been assuming more global positions in Spain’s Banco Santander SA.
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2021
He has been working closely with the younger Murdoch, who has been assuming greater responsibility at the media conglomerate in the last two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2014
Schlein has been assuming greater responsibilities for internal operations and investor relations.
From Reuters ● Mar. 5, 2013
They bring that perspective to their images, capturing the different life Afghanistan has been assuming as it attempts to relegate the strictures of the Taliban to the past.
From Time Magazine Archive
Confident of his power, he has been assuming a haughty tone with the Greek ambassador sent to settle the treaty, and insisted that he accept the terms as they were without venturing on any changes.
From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 57, December 9, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Julia Truitt Bishop
