- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
Example Sentences
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Some analysts say Chinese tech valuations are, if anything, more stretched than Korea’s, resting on a domestic-substitution story that assumes China’s champions deserve to trade like Nvidia’s ecosystem without Nvidia’s numbers behind them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The company’ aggressive sales-growth goal assumes it will continue to make acquisitions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The projection "assumes no material escalation in the Middle East" and no significant jump in commodity costs, according to a slide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Olson usually assumes a property that’s worth half a million dollars will require up to $100,000 in repairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The truth is, in the real world there’s no such thing as a Persian flaw, because that assumes you could have a thing that has only one thing wrong with it.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
