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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The balance minimum was selected because these would be people who weren’t cashed out automatically for having a low balance, and would be presumed to have some engagement with their accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
For more than 200 years, French intellectuals have presumed to speak for humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
A competent man shouldn’t be presumed incompetent because a stranger on the internet received three bags of parsley.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Theron, who starred this year in presumed best picture frontrunner “The Odyssey,” and Domingo, who appeared in “Disclosure Day” and “Michael,” stole the red carpet spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
No one on the island had ever presumed to stare like that at Sir Francis Tyler’s granddaughter.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
