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assumes

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈsumz// UK //ɐsˈuːmz// as·sumes

v. to believe something is true without having any proof. You often do this when you make a guess based on what usually happens.

v. to accept something as true or certain to happen without proof. Often used to describe the underlying premises of an argument or a scientific model.


SIMPLE

He assumes that everyone will arrive on time.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager assumes that the team has already finished the report, though no one has confirmed it.

COMPLEX

The current economic model assumes that consumers always act rationally, a premise that many behavioral psychologists have recently begun to challenge.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is transitive and often takes a 'that' clause as its object.

Pitfall

He assumes about the results.He assumes the results.The verb is transitive and should not be followed by the preposition 'about' when stating the thing believed to be true.

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