presume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted, assume, or suppose.
have presumed
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present perfectof presume.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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You’d have presumed Philadelphia walked into the Jerry Dome spinning out of contention, not the winners of three in a row.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
A lot of stuff that I wouldn't have presumed would be written in the contract is included.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2024
Others outside of her confessional loop may simply have presumed that she’d made a style choice.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022
“We’ve passed all of these tax levies for universal pre-K, and transit and affordable housing and parks, that all have presumed the downtown was an economic engine.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
“You have presumed upon my good offices and then deceived me. Now, I am going to have you arrested.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
