Synonym: adopt, believe, presume, put on, suppose, suspect, think, understand. Antonym: conclude. Similar words: assumption, resume, consume, consumer, assure, issue, tissue, dress up. Meaning: [ə'sjuːm] 
v. 1. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof 2. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities 3. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 4. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person 5. occupy or take on 6. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession 7. make a pretence of 8. take up someone's soul into heaven 9. put clothing on one's body.
v. 1. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof 2. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities 3. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 4. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person 5. occupy or take on 6. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession 7. make a pretence of 8. take up someone's soul into heaven 9. put clothing on one's body. 
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91. What would happen if this man were to assume the mantle of the most powerful person on earth?
92. It seems reasonable to assume Fedorov will collect it, despite the danger.
93. The trivial upsets of daily living assume importance but the big tragedies they take in their stride.
94. The problem with all these calculations is they assume a homogenous chemical mantle.
95. They assume they have a more or less equal relationship with the author.
96. Conventional economic and accounting theory tends to assume that the process involved is highly rational and orderly.
97. At the very least, men generally assume their ambivalent feelings are normal.
98. Agencies too easily assume that the competition for the brands and services they advertise comes from other advertisers.
99. Each dancer had to assume the actions of a different animal.
100. Moreover, we can safely assume that information technology and biotechnology will get cheaper, more interesting, and more prevalent.
101. One can not necessarily assume that the operation of market principles perse will automatically lead to efficiency.
102. Unfortunately many of the science schemes on the market assume a depth of background knowledge which not all teachers have.
103. This remains the situation that social service departments will inherit in April 1993, when social services assume responsibility for private care.
104. When socializing with his co-workers he would assume a hearty, over-bearing manner.
105. When they saw her appear at the bedroom window, they could only assume she was all right.
106. Virgin Trains says it would be prepared to assume responsibility for the state of the track over which its trains run.
107. The company said the executive committee of its board will assume the roles of president and chief executive.
108. We tend to expect pupils to find words in dictionaries, because we assume it is a skill which is simply acquired.
109. It seems reasonable to assume that he used his science to determine the probable course of the history of the immediate future.
110. These are taken-for-granted groupings which assume some form of unity within each category without ever clearly identifying the source of this unity.
111. The city will assume responsibility for convention center permit issues when bonds are issued to finance expansion of the facility.
112. I think we can safely assume that this is legal unless we are told otherwise.
113. Better to assume the worst and be wrong than assume the best and be wrong. Pessimism will keep you alive, optimism won't. Laurell K. Hamilton 
114. But let us assume that when we question him he proves not to have overlooked such dangers.
115. So can a person caged in corporate life begin to assume huge anxieties about petty annoyances.
116. Zajedno leaders say they will assume control of Nis city hall next Monday.
117. However(http://Sentencedict.com), your standards will have influenced her over the years so don't assume the worst.
118. We leave our classrooms, assemble in hallways, assume the proper position.
119. Management must also consider the risk that the firm must assume in its business affairs.
120. You shouldn't just assume things without getting all the facts.