ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASSUME
From Latin assūmere to take up, from sūmere to take up, from sub- + emere to take.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ASSUME
PRESENT
Present
I assume
you assume
he/she/it assumes
we assume
you assume
they assume
Present continuous
I am assuming
you are assuming
he/she/it is assuming
we are assuming
you are assuming
they are assuming
Present perfect
I have assumed
you have assumed
he/she/it has assumed
we have assumed
you have assumed
they have assumed
Present perfect continuous
I have been assuming
you have been assuming
he/she/it has been assuming
we have been assuming
you have been assuming
they have been assuming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I assumed
you assumed
he/she/it assumed
we assumed
you assumed
they assumed
Past continuous
I was assuming
you were assuming
he/she/it was assuming
we were assuming
you were assuming
they were assuming
Past perfect
I had assumed
you had assumed
he/she/it had assumed
we had assumed
you had assumed
they had assumed
Past perfect continuous
I had been assuming
you had been assuming
he/she/it had been assuming
we had been assuming
you had been assuming
they had been assuming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will assume
you will assume
he/she/it will assume
we will assume
you will assume
they will assume
Future continuous
I will be assuming
you will be assuming
he/she/it will be assuming
we will be assuming
you will be assuming
they will be assuming
Future perfect
I will have assumed
you will have assumed
he/she/it will have assumed
we will have assumed
you will have assumed
they will have assumed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been assuming
you will have been assuming
he/she/it will have been assuming
we will have been assuming
you will have been assuming
they will have been assuming
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would assume
you would assume
he/she/it would assume
we would assume
you would assume
they would assume
Conditional continuous
I would be assuming
you would be assuming
he/she/it would be assuming
we would be assuming
you would be assuming
they would be assuming
Conditional perfect
I would have assume
you would have assume
he/she/it would have assume
we would have assume
you would have assume
they would have assume
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been assuming
you would have been assuming
he/she/it would have been assuming
we would have been assuming
you would have been assuming
they would have been assuming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you assume
we let´s assume
you assume
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
assuming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «ASSUME»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
assume.
People often assume New York City is no place to keep a dog. This is certainly what my parents told me when I was growing up there. But I have found this not to be the case at all.
You know how if you're born in a certain situation you always expect your life to run on a steady trajectory? I've never really had a sense of that. I assume that life is going to go up and down.
Every time I started going in the direction of thinking how it might turn out, I started to just turn my brain around and not go there, because I think the surest way to guarantee that you won't win is to assume that you will.
It always surprises me when donors who operate successful businesses assume that just building a school structure means that a community now has access to education. When creating a business, does renting an office space now mean that you're producing goods, training staff and generating revenues?
The advocates of abortion on demand falsely assume two things: that women must suffer if the lives of unborn children are legally protected; and that women can only attain equality by having the legal option of destroying their innocent offspring in the womb.
The funny thing about writing is I think a lot of people assume that you're sitting in a garret with a quill pen for hour after hour.
Nobody wants to be against technology, but I think that regulators should not - and people should not - assume that faster is always better in markets.
People assume that a lot of pop artists don't write their songs. That, for me, is super frustrating because I think it detracts from some of the art and some of the craft of what we do. I'm at the helm of it, and I think that is what people don't see.
Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency.
I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of the problem in this state.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSUME»
Discover the use of
assume in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
assume and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Joe Reddick lived the nightmare of losing his family to a killer once, and now that an intruder has threatened his new family, Joe sends his wife and son to safety and targets a gang of desperate criminals for his brand of no-mercy justice.
Gar Anthony Haywood, 2012
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Let's All
Assume, We Can Measure Volume!
Tracy Kompelien. Let's All Assume, We Can Measure Volume! Tracy Kompelien
Consulting Editors, Diane Craig, M.A./Reading Specialist and Susan Kosel, M.A.
Education These levels are meant only as a guide. All levels.
It's a nail-biting mystery full of intrigues that will keep readers on the edge of their seats in Ronald L. Johnson's Assume Nothing. About the Author: Author Ronald L. Johnson is the owner of a healthcare consulting company.
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A Reason to Care: Motivation to
Assume a Paid Caregiver Role ...
The quantitative analysis identifies numerous predictors of caregiver well-being, including caregiver motivation, gender, perceived choice, and perceived importance of payment.
Kathryn Gail Kietzman, 2008
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Future demographic trends in Europe and North America: what ...
This is the latest report on what demographers and scientists in related disciplines think and assume today about the future of human reproduction, longevity, and migration.
This book is a photographic exploration into the experience of gender across cultures, nations and generations.
7
Don't
Assume I Don't Cook!: Recipes for Women's Lives
Peppered with inspiring quotes, photographs and stories, this collection will whet your appetite for action as well as great food.
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Water Allocation in Ontario: Can Municipalities
Assume a ...
One aspect of water management that has been a focus of concern for a number of municipalities is water allocation. However, little is known about the willingness and the capacity of municipalities to assume this greater role.
Samantha Lawson, University of Guelph. Department of Geography, University of Guelph. School of Graduate Studies, 2006
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Congressional serial set
For baths and hot water, allow 50 kilowatts 10 hours per day=60,000 kilowatt
hours, at li cents $750 For lighting, assume last season's use=12,OO0 kilowatt
hours, at 6 cents 720 $2, 520 4. Desmond Laundry: Assume 500 kilowatts 10
hours ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1917
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The Rational Function Analogue of a Question of Schur and ...
Now assume that T contains no such elements. An inspection of the possible
elements and using the fact that in each component, the orders of the elements in
T are not Euclidean or sub-Euclidean, c,f. Proposition 4.3. we see that g(T. w, T) >
0 ...
Robert M. Guralnick, Peter Müller, Jan Saxl, 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSUME»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
assume is used in the context of the following news items.
Don't Assume Hacking Team Is Unique Among Security Vendors
What happens when the hackers get hacked? In the case of Hacking Team the results are not pretty. While the world watches the takedown of ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Chevy's latest Silverado videos assume we're idiots
Can we have a sound, rational debate about the merits of aluminum versus steel? According to Chevrolet's latest marketing videos pitting the ... «Autoblog, Jul 15»
ASSUME THE POSITION 2015: DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Assume the Position is our offseason guide to the Iowa Hawkeyes football depth chart. The math is difficult, so take it from us: As time moves on, ... «Black Heart Gold Pants, Jul 15»
Car breakdown company to drivers: don't assume if one cyclist does …
A car breakdown and insurance company has warned its customers against "rebuking" a cyclist "whose riding behaviour offends you" and not ... «road.cc, Jul 15»
Citizen Nades - We don't assume anything
"It is very simple, the person arrested was Justo and the document seems to be from him, we cannot assume anything else other than (that) he ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
'People assume screenwriters are past it at 50'
Ming Ho, 49, is a TV scriptwriter, and has written for EastEnders, Casualty and Heartbeat. We talk to Ming about the impact of caregiving on her ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Tasha likes to assume the prayer pose
Tasha likes to pose with her legs crossed, and owners Dianna and Irene, of Rock Island, call it her prayer position. «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
Don't assume, speculate or judge, advises Hishammuddin
Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein says like other Malaysians, he too wanted to know the truth and called for citizens to ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
As extremists strike in Sinai, it's time to assume Egypt's truce with …
Based on experience, we can assume the group documented the attacks. Those videos, if and when they are posted, will have an effect on ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
St. Joseph Principal John Anderson to assume new role at high school
After nine years as the principal of St. Joseph High School, John Anderson will assume a new position at the Metuchen-based parochial school ... «MyCentralJersey.com, Jul 15»
