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Meanings of assuming in English

Excessively forward.

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Examples for "presumptuous"
Examples for "presumptuous"
1
I did not, so I ignored what I considered a presumptuous question.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
2
Wearing the ring of one's better can be viewed as quite presumptuous.
The Wise Man’s Fear
3
In face of the terrible tidings, that would have been too presumptuous.
An Echo Of Antietam / 1898
4
He persisted in regarding the missionary as a presumptuous and execrated enemy.
The Phantom of the River
5
Painting and sculpture seem to me the most presumptuous of the arts.
An Ambitious Man
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
Usage of assuming in English
1
That's assuming that the road is clear that far, which I doubt.
Angelfall
2
It was the Law and Justice party's first defeat since assuming power.
The Guardian
3
That's assuming of course, that the leakers have actually leaked classified information.
Reuters
4
I will start off assuming we make the day 1 second longer.
Wired
5
I said nothing, assuming that this was just a bizarre rhetorical question.
Year Zero
6
She said it would remain so even assuming ratification of the treaty.
The Irish Times
7
It was his lowest popularity rating since assuming office 13 months ago.
The Irish Times
8
The poet had a simple child-like delight in occasionally assuming the host.
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
9
He paused a moment, then said, We're assuming the weapons were stolen.
The President's Assassin
10
But assuming the results are valid, we're left with two interesting questions.
Wired
11
That is assuming the Edenists will agree to come to our aid.
The Neutronium Alchemist
12
She also assuming no growth in the values of her clients' homes.
Reuters
13
Yet some say the stock is undervalued even assuming substantial further losses.
Reuters
14
This account type is very secure, assuming an appropriate password is set.
Apple training series: mac os x support essentials v10.6
15
That's assuming the prisoners haven't been moved in the last few days.
Empire in black and gold
16
We ran separate base-case analyses assuming a trial-length and longer term follow-up.
Pubmed
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South Africa
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