presume
v.v. to believe something is true because it is likely, even if you do not have all the facts yet. You use this when you make an educated guess based on what you already know.
v. to suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability. Often implies taking a fact for granted until it is proven otherwise; transitive in most constructions.
I presume you are here for the interview.
The court must presume that the defendant is innocent until the prosecution proves their guilt.
While we may presume that the market will stabilize by next quarter, historical data suggests that such recoveries are rarely linear or predictable.
From Middle English presumen, from Anglo-Norman presumer and its source, Latin praesūmere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + sūmere (“to take”).
The verb is transitive and often takes a 'that' clause or an object followed by an infinitive.
I presume about his successI presume his successPresume is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition like 'about' before its object.