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.
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181. They assume, that is, that the principles of analogy and local interpretation constrain their experience.
182. We often assume that those above us know much more than they do.
183. It would wrong, however, to assume that the Rover 820 Si 16v had been assembled by a team of accountants.
184. I assume we'll still continue our nuclear license applications.
185. Assume office in XX university computer project department now.
186. So I always play it safe and assume that all source material was copyrighted to the full extent of the law.
187. We assume that we must "overcome" fear to dive into a pool, or develop confidence so we can make a public presentation.
188. But academic leaders assume headship and deplete energy. "Academic authority" makes young researchers stuffy. It causes researchers fault.
189. A common mistake is to assume that falling export prices mean that China is exporting disinflation, whereas rising export prices imply it is exporting inflation.
190. To assume the right to new values -- that is the most formidable assumption for a load-bearing and reverent spirit.
191. In order to avoid nonfeasance or immoral conducts of the independent director, definite stipulation should be made on the liabilities he should assume and on the legal consequences.
192. Joint tortfeasors should assume joint and several liability, the mode of assumement coincide with general tort.
193. The non sequitur is to assume that the new service will be a revenue-generating business in its own right.
194. In this context Iran would be bound to assume Bush had approved it, even if the White House denied fore-knowledge, raising the prospect of an attack against the US.
195. Note: Correlations and standard deviations are calculated using returns in each country's own currency; In other words, they assume that the investor is hedged against exchange risk.
196. The traditional analysis and design of steel frame assume beam-column connections are fully rigid or ideal pin connection.
197. So now that you have the format pattern ready by choosing one from those four, let us assume that you are using the Full format.
198. They pretend to be an absent couple in order to grab a reservation at a trendy restaurant[sentencedict.com], and two hit men assume they are that couple and topple them into a screwball comedy.
199. However, if we assume that large enterprises become first adopters for SOA, and in so doing a market for services gets created, SMBs can leapfrog the whole inside-out process.
200. Don't you ever assume you can get away with murder because you are the president's son.
201. Today, most people assume that when Edmund Burke wrote his Reflections on the Revolution in France he was denouncing a revolution that had already executed a King and Queen, and launched the Terror.
202. I assume you want me to get in touch with the State Archaeology unit.
203. It is up to this layer to solve the problems caused by damaged, lost, and duplicate frames so that layer 3 can assume it is working with an error-free line.
204. In this model, we assume that the only supplier is the leader of Stackelberg game in decision-making, and the buyer will determine his purchases according to supplier's contract clause.
205. It's easy to assume that people know as much as you do and that some things are just self-evident.sentencedict.com/assume.html
206. Digital baseband predistortion is a highly cost-effective way to linearize high power amplifiers (HPAs), but most existing architectures assume that the HPA has a memoryless nonlinearity.
207. First Southern Bank, based in Boca Raton, Fla. , agreed to assume the assets and deposits of Haven Trust Bank Florida.
208. This area is often overlooked by engineers who assume zero impedance ground.
209. If a consortium wins the bid, the parties thereto shall jointly enter into a contract with the tenderer and assume joint and several liability over the winning project to the tenderer.
210. Every theory of education in our sense will, then, assume an affirmative answer to the first question, though it may do so dogmatically , without discussion.