- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
Example Sentences
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His long-term target assumes SpaceX’s business grows rapidly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Often a parent hears a child speaking English with friends or siblings and assumes the child is already proficient and has exited the program, Villarreal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Lance Oppenheim’s new film “Primetime,” in which Robert Pattinson assumes Hansen’s enigmatic role, reveals the answer — sort of.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Things start to go awry for Bryan when, during a snowstorm, he is driving to a hospital to deliver a medical package he assumes is a liver or a heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Cook presses her lips together in disapproval, but Izzi assumes a wheedling tone.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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