presume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted, assume, or suppose.
presumed
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past participleof presume.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof presume.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
presumeverb (used with object)to take for granted, assume, or suppose.
Example Sentences
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Borza spent 20 years championing nearly every effort to memorialize the passengers and crew members who stormed the cockpit, preventing the hijackers from reaching Washington, D.C., and their presumed target, the Capitol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
This move is reliant on the presumed authenticity of these new spaces.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Jando’s plea agreement makes no mention of cooperation, but it is presumed that he would be a key witness if Guzmán Salazar ever stands trial in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Authorities are attempting to make contact with 14 people whom they have failed to reach by cell phone but are not yet presumed missing, Sheriff John Nowels told a press conference Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
This is more difficult than generally presumed, particularly after a person has been dead for several days.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
