Presumption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an assumption that is taken for granted

(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən/.

Examples

he despised them for their presumptuousness
his presumption was intolerable

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

presumptuousness effrontery precondition assumption given

Parts of Speech

noun	an assumption that is taken for granted
noun	(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
noun	audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to “he despised them for their presumptuousness”
noun	a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming “his presumption was intolerable”

Word Forms

given	adjective	acknowledged as a supposition
presume	verb	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
presumptuous	adjective	excessively forward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vermutung

eine Annahme, die als selbstverständlich angesehen wird

🇫🇷French

présomption

une hypothèse qui est tenue pour acquise

🇪🇸Spanish

presunción

una suposición que se da por sentado

🇮🇹Italian

presunzione

un presupposto dato per scontato

🇳🇱Dutch

vermoeden

een veronderstelling die als vanzelfsprekend wordt aangenomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

presunção

uma suposição que é dada como certa

🇷🇺Russian

презумпция

предположение, которое считается само собой разумеющимся

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमान

एक धारणा जिसे मान लिया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান

মঞ্জুর জন্য নেওয়া হয় যে একটি অনুমান

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுமானம்

சாதாரணமாக எடுத்துக் கொள்ளப்படும் ஒரு அனுமானம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహ

మంజూరు కోసం తీసుకోబడిన ఒక ఊహ

🇮🇳Marathi

गृहीतक

गृहीत धरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધારણા

એક ધારણા જે મંજૂર કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹೆ

ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾದ ಒಂದು ಊಹೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുമാനം

നിസ്സാരമായി എടുക്കുന്ന ഒരു അനുമാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਨਾ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مفروضہ

ایک مفروضہ جو قابل قدر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

假定

被视为理所当然的假设

🇯🇵Japanese

推定

当然のことと思われる仮定

🇰🇷Korean

가정

당연하게 여겨지는 가정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giả định

một giả định được coi là đương nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อสันนิษฐาน

สมมติฐานที่ได้รับการยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

anggapan

sebuah asumsi yang diterima begitu saja

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalagay

isang palagay na tinatanggap nang walang kabuluhan

🇲🇾Malay

anggapan

satu andaian yang diambil begitu sahaja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افتراض

الافتراض الذي يعتبر أمرا مفروغا منه

🇮🇷Persian

فرض

فرضی که بدیهی تلقی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

varsayım

kabul edilen bir varsayım

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲזָקָה

הנחה מובנת מאליה

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