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assume
verb as in believe, take for granted
Strongest matches
accept, conclude, consider, estimate, expect, guess, infer, presume, speculate, suspect, think, understand
Strong matches
ascertain, conjecture, deduce, deem, divine, fancy, find, gather, hypothesize, imagine, judge, posit, postulate, predicate, presuppose, suppose, surmise, theorize
Weak matches
be afraid, be inclined to think, count upon, fall for, get the idea, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion
verb as in take, undertake
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verb as in pretend
verb as in adopt, acquire
Strongest match
Strong matches
annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, grab, hijack, liberate, preempt, seize, snatch, swipe, usurp
Weak matches
clap hands on, get fingers on, get hands on, glom onto, grab hold of, kipe, moonlight requisition
Example Sentences
When we heard England were considering sending some players to Canberra for the Lions game, we assumed it would be those in need of practice.
Hezbollah said Tabatabai assumed the role of military leader after the most recent war with Israel, which saw the group suffer heavy losses including the killings of its senior leaders.
The yogurt analogy is perfect, except you’re assuming the expiration date on the container is accurate.
At first, archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg assumed the Särdal ingot belonged to the Bronze Age.
The team initially assumed the device was part of a navigational marker, but later suspected it resembled a sonobuoy - an acoustic monitoring device, often used to detect submarines.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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