assume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted or without proof.
have assumed
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present perfectof assume.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“If you asked me when I was younger, I probably would have assumed that at some point, I would own a home.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Questions about the future of America’s largest social-welfare program have assumed a new urgency in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Both cases insisted that the courts should have assumed good faith on the part of the state legislature.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Instead, diversity in the past may have been structured differently than scientists have assumed.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
I think Summer might have assumed that I had made the list myself, which I didn’t correct because I had helped Maya work on the list, so I thought it was fine.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
