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   assumption

   /əˈsʌm(p)ʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof: "they made certain assumptions about the market" Similar suppositionpresuppositionpresumptionpremisebeliefexpectationconjecturespeculationsurmiseguesstheoryhypothesispostulationconclusiondeductioninferencethoughtsuspicionnotionimpressionfancyguessworkguessingreckoninginformal:guesstimate
   • 2. the action of taking on power or responsibility: "the assumption of an active role in regional settlements" Similar acceptanceshoulderinghandlingmanagingtacklingtaking onundertakingentering onsetting aboutembarkation onseizureseizingtakingtaking overtaking awayappropriationappropriatingcommandeeringexpropriationexpropriatingconfiscationconfiscatingrequisitionrequisitioninghijackhijackingwrestingusurpingpre-emptingarrogationclaiming
   • 3. the reception of the Virgin Mary bodily into heaven. This was formally declared a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church in 1950.
   • ▪ the feast in honour of the Assumption, celebrated on 15 August.
   • 4. arrogance or presumption. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in assumption (sense 3)): from Old French asompsion or Latin assumptio(n-), from the verb assumere (see assume).

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   ASSUMPTION definition: 1. something that you accept as true without question or proof: 2. the act of taking a position of…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ASSUMPTION is a taking to or upon oneself. How to use assumption in a sentence.

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   An assumption is something that you assume to be the case, even without proof. For example, people might make the assumption that you're a nerd if you wear glasses, even though that's not true. Or very nice.

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   6 meanings: 1. the act of taking something for granted or something that is taken for granted 2. an assuming of power or.... Click for more definitions.

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   [countable] a belief or feeling that something is true or that something will happen, although there is no proof an underlying/implicit assumption; We need to challenge some of the basic assumptions of Western philosophy. We are working on the assumption that everyone invited will turn up.; It was impossible to make assumptions about people's reactions.; His actions were based on a false ...

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   Assumption definition: something taken for granted; a supposition. See examples of ASSUMPTION used in a sentence.

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   1. the act of taking something for granted or something that is taken for granted

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishASSUMPTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   ASSUMPTION definition: 1. something that you think is true without having any proof: 2. the act of taking a position of…. Learn more.

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English assumption as‧sump‧tion / əˈsʌmpʃ ə n / W2 AWL noun 1 [countable] THINK SO/NOT BE SURE something that you think is true although you have no definite proof → assume assumption that A lot of people make the assumption that poverty only exists in the Third World. My calculations were based on the assumption that house prices would remain ...

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    assume: [verb] to take to or upon oneself : undertake. to place oneself in.