presume - use in sentences

Object

  • existence: Lockwood presumes the existence of different sources to produce different images of society.
  • knowledge: Since many applicants will not be studying Economics at A2, our interview process does not presume any knowledge of economic theory.

Used with why or when

  • that: I presume that was to see whether you had given his company permission to print that brochure.

Infinitive complement

  • speak: Who can presume to speak for all Islamic Generations to the Day of Resurrection?
  • know: And of course you might well ask how the heck I can presume to know what God wants.
  • tell: We should not presume to tell experts how to do their job ( that is, " know your place " ).
  • judge: It ill becomes a man who misunderstands and underestimates the genre to presume to judge the quality of The Next Generation.

Adjective complement

  • guilty: Presumed guilty from the outset, they were deprived of vital evidence and never received fair or open hearings.

Modifying Another Word

  • wrongly: Most statistics books and most data analysts wrongly presume it's always a problem.
  • therefore: I presume therefore that trauma at the top can prompt interesting stuff lower down.

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