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assume
verb as in believe, take for granted
Strongest matches
accept, conclude, consider, estimate, expect, guess, infer, presume, speculate, suspect, think, understand
Strong matches
ascertain, conjecture, deduce, deem, divine, fancy, find, gather, hypothesize, imagine, judge, posit, postulate, predicate, presuppose, suppose, surmise, theorize
Weak matches
be afraid, be inclined to think, count upon, fall for, get the idea, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion
verb as in take, undertake
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verb as in pretend
verb as in adopt, acquire
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Strong matches
annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, grab, hijack, liberate, preempt, seize, snatch, swipe, usurp
Weak matches
clap hands on, get fingers on, get hands on, glom onto, grab hold of, kipe, moonlight requisition
Example Sentences
“It was assumed that there was an understanding that she is a non-political person, hence she will not be a threat,” she told the AFP news agency.
Litovitz cautioned, however, that because not all batteries have the blue dye, doctors and parents should not assume that no battery was swallowed if they don’t see that color.
"People are walking into a video game not knowing the potential risks, and this is assuming that people have even understood the risk of loot boxes to begin with."
"So you can only assume that someone has deliberately chosen to do this in order to avoid paying various cost and fines."
What we’re hearing is her voice blended into the real one at concentrations that range from 1% to 70% — the latter, I assume, in the scenes when a retired Callas tests her own vocal strength.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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