assumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of assume
1
as in accepts
to take to or upon oneself we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard

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2
as in says
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert

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3
as in guesses
to form an opinion from little or no evidence as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask

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4
as in pretends
to present a false appearance of she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date

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5
as in employs
to provide with a paying job assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm

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Recent Examples of assumes As the force gradually assumes responsibility for police patrols, Haitian police will be able to redeploy to support operations in Kenscoff, the international force said. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 The problem is that the stock's valuation already assumes all of that keeps going, at a moment when the growth driver behind it (the AI-era power generation boom) is facing its first regulatory pushback. — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 When sales drop, leadership often assumes motivation is lacking and introduces new bonus incentives without consulting frontline staff. — Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 That architecture assumes a research setting in which the participant is the vulnerable party, the risks are foreseeable and the researcher is safe. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Thomas assumes the interim head coach role after serving as assistant coach with the Pride since joining ahead of the 2023 season. — Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 The question assumes that one product must take the place of another while the rest of the finishing process remains largely unchanged. — Alice Tonello, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 Goldman’s model assumes SMIC will add between 30,000 and 50,000 advanced-node wafers in monthly capacity each year from 2026 through 2031. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 And although Engwe advertises a 55-mile maximum range, that figure assumes ideal conditions. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumes
  1. accepts
  2. says
  3. guesses
  4. pretends
  5. employs
  6. shoulders
  7. presumes
  8. supposes
Verb
  • Nominations can be submitted by anyone, and the selection committee accepts self-nominations.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Jones pleaded nolo contendere – a plea where the defendant accepts a conviction without directly admitting guilt – to one of the nine counts on June 30, 2026.
    — TJ Rhodes, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepts
Verb
  • Dorsey was founded lab-grown, always marks its products as lab-grown, but has never marketed around the concept, Strachan says.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Newlight says its retrofit can go onto an operating vessel within one to two weeks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of says
Verb
  • Logan Wright, the author of Broken China, guesses that growth is now running at no more than 1% — and may even be zero.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The system consists of a predictive algorithm that guesses how a robot is broken, along with robotic manipulators that actually take the broken robot apart.
    — Kohava Mendelsohn, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of guesses
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  • At one point, though, Jon Hamm does the voice of the mayor but there’s a robot who pretends to be him and is essentially wearing a mayor-skin suit.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And Brand New Day pretends to tell that story, for about 20 minutes.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of pretends
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  • The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.
    — Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The sector employs more than 12,000 workers at over 1,800 firms.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of employs
Verb
  • Elordi nearly shoulders the running time but plays his Hig a bit too humbly.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There are also fears the plan may spark a lawsuit as tensions between the states over who shoulders the cuts bubble over.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoulders
Verb
  • The group presumes the deal would need approval from Chicago’s City Council as well.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Hoodoo tradition presumes a belief in a supernatural or spirit world that can be called upon for assistance, often through charms and incantations.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of presumes
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  • But that view wrongly supposes that Abundance was meant to be its own electoral lane.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Of course, this pre-supposes that Salah looks to leave Europe this summer as a free agent.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
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“Assumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumes. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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