- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
Example Sentences
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Westinghouse estimates an “overnight cost” of roughly $10 billion per reactor—a sum that omits financing charges and assumes that reactors could theoretically be built overnight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
He assumes his new role at a difficult time, as the royal family has faced health challenges and scandals this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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
And that assumes you have the stomach to buy when the headlines are screaming that things are about to get worse.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
She fills jars, pails, trays; the room assumes the smell of the sea.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
