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Meanings of assumed in English

Adopted in order to deceive.

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Assumptive.

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Examples for "assumptive"
Examples for "assumptive"
1
And that is especially supported by the divisions of the juridical assumptive mode of investigation.
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
2
He glances at the bar in an assumptive way, and I produce a half cred.
From a Certain Point of View
3
I make that as an assumptive statement, Oliver notes.
Ebony
4
An American is nationally assumptive, an Englishman personally so.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
5
Something that may require your full attention could get downgraded with a careless or assumptive approach.
The South African
1
Popular approval of EU reform was not to be taken for granted.
The Irish Times
2
He knows from recent experience that nothing can be taken for granted.
The Irish Times
3
Medical devices such as pacemakers are almost taken for granted these days.
The Irish Times
4
He argues that Trident's effectiveness can no longer be taken for granted.
The Guardian
5
In my day it was taken for granted that children were slapped.
The Irish Times

Arrogated.

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Usage of assumed in English
1
In particular, the capacity for change management has assumed a new importance.
The Irish Times
2
The Chinese assumed that the US would continue to support free trade.
The Irish Times
3
The major threat to privacy is assumed to come from the state.
The Guardian
4
A bitter controversy in debate with Mr. Blaine assumed a personal character.
My Memories of Eighty Years
5
Long term rates were assumed to have risen by 75 basis points.
Reuters
6
Bank officials in Dhaka initially assumed there was simply a printer problem.
Reuters
7
Dr Koloamatangi said Tu'ilaepa had quite successfully assumed this Pacific leadership role.
Radio NZ
8
The fact that Tony had, rather aggressively, assumed control was wonderful news.
The appeal
9
It hardly needs to be said which role each of us assumed.
The Irish Times
10
At the age of 4, his grandmother assumed primary responsibility for him.
Ebony
11
They suspended their action shortly before Mr Queffelec assumed office last month.
Radio NZ
12
The New York Community Bank of Westbury, New York, assumed its deposits.
Reuters
13
A mere 17 years later, those questions have assumed a turbo-charged piquancy.
The Irish Times
14
I assumed that was what it was - it just said, 'Chess'.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
15
Will had simply assumed his father's support and made the decision himself.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
16
It says non-signatory Israel, assumed to have nuclear arms, is a threat.
Reuters
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