- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
Example Sentences
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His long-term target assumes SpaceX’s business grows rapidly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Often a parent hears a child speaking English with friends or siblings and assumes the child is already proficient and has exited the program, Villarreal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Lance Oppenheim’s new film “Primetime,” in which Robert Pattinson assumes Hansen’s enigmatic role, reveals the answer — sort of.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
String theory, for example, assumes a total of 10 dimensions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
So even if the car isn’t a lemon, a potential buyer assumes that it is.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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