English dictionary
assumption
nounPronunciation
əˈsʌmp.ʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of taking possession of or power over something
noun
- the act of assuming or taking for granted
noun
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
noun
- a hypothesis that is taken for granted
noun
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Example sentences
his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba
the Nazi assumption of power in 1934
he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts
your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
he despised them for their presumptuousness
any society is built upon certain assumptions
on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play