- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
Example Sentences
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The strategy comes with risks, experts say, including putting money in a stock market that by some traditional measures is expensive and priced in a way that assumes many companies will perform flawlessly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Haakon assumes his new role at a difficult time, as the royal family has faced health challenges and scandals this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Where I lose patience, though, is when a director assumes the audience doesn’t have a collective brain cell among them and attempts to get away with serving action fans a ration of gruel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“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
We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
