assume
Example Sentences
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Many people assume math difficulties are simply about not understanding numbers.
From Science Daily
Occupants of the office were assumed to be people of high integrity and good character, qualities considered necessary to remind Americans of the commitment to dispense justice fairly and impartially.
From Salon
She would be investing the difference between the cost to rent and the cost to own each month, assuming a 10% rate of return.
“It was always assumed since I was the boy,” Andy says.
"The referee looked like he blew and looked like he was listening to someone in his ear, so I'm assuming the linesman gave the decision, and it's absolute shocker."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
