- 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 new outlook assumes North American comparable sales will now decline 6% to 8% this year, compared with prior guidance of down 2% to 4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The original incorrectly said Macquarie “forecasts no dividend and assumes roughly A$1.8 billion in growth capital expenditure.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The company’ aggressive sales-growth goal assumes it will continue to make acquisitions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
In a single blinding pulse, a moment of glory much too swift and expansive for any form of words, the singularity assumes heavenly dimensions, space beyond conception.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
