Advertisement
Advertisement
assumed
[ uh-soomd ]
adjective
- adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned:
an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.
- taken for granted; supposed:
His assumed innocence proved untrue.
assumed
/ əˈː /
adjective
- false; fictitious
an assumed name
- taken for granted
an assumed result
- usurped; arrogated
an assumed authority
Other Word Forms
- ·ܳ·· [uh, -, soo, -mid-lee], adverb
- ԴDza·ܳ adjective
- -·ܳ adjective
- ܲa·ܳ adjective
- ɱ-·ܳ adjective
Example Sentences
Jones has said he assumed Vader was lying and I wish he had been.
"We should have regarded the previous lists as a little bit more provisional than I had assumed."
She frequently took Specktor to the movies or watched films with him at home, but her alcoholism led to many nights in which Specktor assumed the role of caretaker.
Many Catholics had assumed the new pontiff would be a younger man - but Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina was already in his seventies when he became Pope in 2013.
"We just assumed we were eligible and didn't think for a second we wouldn't be," he says.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse