presume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted, assume, or suppose.
was presuming
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past progressiveof presume.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He said he was building a defense team for Mr. Hambali and was presuming that it would need a death-penalty specialist.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2017
He insisted afterwards that he was presuming nothing about next week – saying: "That would be the coach's decision".
From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2012
In this case, the source was presuming to describe a still unpublished report that neither the Newsweek correspondent nor the source possessed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Khrushchev was presuming a long-term Soviet lead in 5,000-mile intercontinental ballistic missiles.
From Time Magazine Archive
She would tell him, like any other woman with pride, that it was none of his business and that he was presuming upon forbidden ground.
From The Flaming Forest by James Oliver Curwood
