presuming

[ pri-zoo-ming ]
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adjective

Origin of presuming

1
First recorded in 1575–85; presume + -ing2

Other words from presuming

  • pre·sum·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·pre·sum·ing, adjective

Words Nearby presuming

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How to use presuming in a sentence

  • I am ready Madam,—for I have sufficiently experienced the folly of my presuming to decline it.

  • Are you presuming to make fun of this situation, Mr. Dunham?

    The Opened Shutters | Clara Louise Burnham
  • Meantime, you will consult your own safety by letting him alone, and never presuming to repeat the scene of this morning.

    Sevenoaks | J. G. Holland
  • You are presuming to speak of an act of insubordination committed by a military officer under civilian command.

  • On entering the parlour she found her letter, and eagerly seized it, presuming that it had escaped detection.