- present tense form of assume (3rd person singular).
assumes
Example Sentences
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That is based on benchmark index performances and assumes an asset mix that is almost half fixed-income, with the rest mainly in public equities and alternatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
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
Saying mass incarceration is an abysmal failure makes sense, though, only if one assumes that the criminal justice system is designed to prevent and control crime.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
