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assumption
[ uh-suhmp-shuhn ]
noun
- something taken for granted; a supposition:
a correct assumption.
Synonyms: theory, postulate, guess, conjecture, hypothesis, presupposition
- the act of taking for granted or supposing.
Synonyms: presupposition, presumption
- the act of taking to or upon oneself.
Synonyms: acceptance
- the act of taking possession of something:
the assumption of power.
Synonyms: usurpation, appropriation, seizure
Synonyms: gall, forwardness, effrontery
- the taking over of another's debts or obligations.
- Ecclesiastical.
- (often initial capital letter) the bodily taking up into heaven of the Virgin Mary.
- (initial capital letter) a feast commemorating this, celebrated on August 15.
- Logic. the minor premise of a syllogism.
assumption
1/ əˈsʌmpʃən /
noun
- the act of taking something for granted or something that is taken for granted
- an assuming of power or possession of something
- arrogance; presumption
- logic a statement that is used as the premise of a particular argument but may not be otherwise accepted Compare axiom
Assumption
2/ əˈsʌmpʃən /
noun
- the taking up of the Virgin Mary (body and soul) into heaven when her earthly life was ended
- the feast commemorating this, celebrated by Roman Catholics on Aug 15
Derived Forms
- asˈsumptively, adverb
- asˈsumptive, adjective
Other Words From
- misas·sumption noun
- nonas·sumption noun
- over·as·sumption noun
- preas·sumption noun
- reas·sumption noun
- self-as·sumption noun
- super·as·sumption noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of assumption1
Word History and Origins
Origin of assumption1
Example Sentences
Administration officials have told states to be ready to distribute a vaccine or vaccines as early as November on the assumption that one or more would be approved by the Food and Drug Administration by year’s end or early next year.
Biden’s advisers have prioritized planning for vaccine distribution on the assumption that one or more vaccines would be authorized, or close to approval, by early next year.
If the shifts among women and older voters seen in the Post-ABC poll reflect an actual shift in the electorate — a fair assumption based on a wide range of other state and national polls — that seems very difficult to do.
The IOC’s understanding of risk, he maintained, was based on an assumption of “slow randomness” rather than the “extreme randomness” that the Oxford researchers believe governs the financial risks of hosting the games.
These conclusions are largely based on unfounded assumptions – rather than actual detailed inspections, physical analysis or testing of any of the building systems.
The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.
“It was just another assumption based on a paradigm that marginalizes non-heterosexual people,” he writes.
It is a reasonable assumption, considering his roots in the Republican Party, in the Marines, and his proud Scots-Irish roots.
The way I film is based on the assumption that the audience is as smart and dumb as I am.
And that appears to have been their operating assumption when the 43 student teachers went missing.
Oddly enough this assumption—the most warrantable of the lot—was the earliest to fall under disrepute.
Hilda's assumption that the ageing woman had telegraphed for her on inadequate grounds had proved to be quite wrong.
Remember that you asked me to answer on the assumption that you had adequate forces at your disposal, and I did so.
Baroudi accepted all these attentions with a magnificent indifference that had in it nothing of assumption.
The application of this text to the legend of the Assumption is obvious, and occupied the first division of the discourse.
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