assume

/ə'sju:m/

Thân thiện

The queen assumed the stately robes.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To suppose something to be true without proof: To accept or take for granted that something is the case, often as a starting point for reasoning or discussion.
   • To take on or adopt (a role, duty, or appearance): To begin to have a particular quality, responsibility, or form; to put on or take up.
   • To seize or take control of something (power, a position): To take something, especially power or responsibility, without right or permission.

Usage and Examples

• To suppose without proof:
  • I assume you have already finished your homework.
  • We cannot assume the results before the experiment is complete.
• To take on a role, duty, or appearance:
  • She will assume the role of manager next month.
  • The situation has assumed a critical importance.
  • He assumed a look of confidence before the interview.
• To seize control or take possession:
  • The general assumed control of the government after the coup.
  • He assumed authority that was not rightfully his.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "Assume responsibility/liability": To formally accept a duty or obligation.
  • The company will assume full responsibility for the damages.
• "Assume office": To formally begin a period in a powerful position.
  • The new president will assume office in January.
• "Assume a pose/position": To deliberately place one's body in a particular way.
  • The model assumed an elegant pose for the photographer.
• "Assume the worst": To believe the most negative or serious possible outcome is true.
  • When he didn't call, she began to assume the worst.

Variants and Related Words

• Assumption (n): Something that is accepted as true without proof; the act of taking on a role or responsibility.
  • His argument was based on a false assumption.
  • Her assumption of power was widely contested.
• Assuming (conj): Used to introduce a hypothesis or supposition.
  • Assuming the weather is good, we will have a picnic.
• Assumed (adj): Adopted fictitiously; taken for granted.
  • She wrote under an assumed name.
  • The assumed cost was much lower than the actual bill.

Synonyms

• Suppose: To think something is likely true.
• Presume: To suppose something to be true based on probability.
• Take on: To agree to do a job or be responsible for something.
• Undertake: To commit oneself to and begin (a task).
• Usurp: To take a position of power illegally or by force.

Antonyms

• Know: To be aware of through observation or proof.
• Relinquish: To voluntarily give up or let go of.
• Prove: To demonstrate the truth or existence of something with evidence.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "To assume airs": To behave in a way that shows you think you are more important than you are; to be pretentious.
  • Ever since his promotion, he has started to assume airs.
• "Assume the mantle (of)": To take on a particular role or responsibility, especially one of importance.
  • She assumed the mantle of leadership during the crisis.

Học thuật

Verb

1. put clothing on one's body
   • What should I wear today?
   • He put on his best suit for the wedding
   • The princess donned a long blue dress
   • The queen assumed the stately robes
   • He got into his jeans
2. take up someone's soul into heaven
   • This is the day when May was assumed into heaven
3. make a pretence of
   • She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
   • he feigned sleep
4. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
   • He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
   • he usurped my rights
   • She seized control of the throne after her husband died
5. occupy or take on
   • He assumes the lotus position
   • She took her seat on the stage
   • We took our seats in the orchestra
   • She took up her position behind the tree
   • strike a pose
6. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
   • I'll accept the charges
   • She agreed to bear the responsibility
7. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
   • His voice took on a sad tone
   • The story took a new turn
   • he adopted an air of superiority
   • She assumed strange manners
   • The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
8. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
   • When will the new President assume office?
9. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
   • I assume his train was late

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wear
• put on
• get into
• don
• simulate
• sham
• feign
• usurp
• seize
• take over
• arrogate
• take
• strike
• take up
• bear
• accept
• acquire
• adopt
• take on
• presume
• take for granted