- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
Example Sentences
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“I’m a regular person, like you,” Hal says, gazing directly through the fourth wall at the tiny people he assumes are worshipping him from afar.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The bank assumes ENC will reach full production by 1Q 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The $1 billion figure assumes the options on some contracts are fully executed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The reason for its omission, one assumes, was the likely conclusion by the editors that Maugham was but a dilettante, not an expert, who believed that Zurbarán “was no genius.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A man he assumes is named Henry LesTroy, although from the way True Belle pronounced it, it could be something else.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
