American English
/əˈsum/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
To believe that something is true without having proof or checking it.
Practice out loudTo believe that something is true without having proof or checking it.
I assume that Maria is at home.
They assumed the report was accurate.
For suponer, assume is usually the best choice. English assume can also mean aceptar una responsabilidad, as in assume responsibility.
assume that ... · wrongly assume · safely assume
assume (that) + subject + verb
assume + noun + is/was + adjective or noun
To accept a duty, responsibility, position, or control and begin to deal with it.
She assumed responsibility for the project.
He assumed control of the company.
Say assume responsibility for something, not assume responsibility of something.
assume responsibility · assume control · assume office · assume a role
assume + responsibility/control + for + noun
assume + the role/office of + noun
To take on a particular form, appearance, name, or identity, often deliberately.
The mist assumed the shape of a giant wave.
The spy assumed a false identity.
assume a false identity · assume a false name · assume the shape of ...
assume + the shape/form of + noun
assume + the appearance of + noun
The past form is assumed. Before -ing, drop the final e: assuming.