assume
- IPA[əˈsjuːm]
英式
- suppose to be the case, without proof；take or begin to have (power or responsibility)
verb: assume, 3rd person present: assumes, gerund or present participle: assuming, past tense: assumed, past participle: assumed
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- v.動詞
- 1. suppose to be the case, without proof:
topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events
it is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social effects
- 2. take or begin to have (power or responsibility):
he assumed full responsibility for all organizational work
- 3. seize (power or control):
the rebels assumed control of the capital
- 4. begin to have (a specified quality, appearance, or extent):
militant activity had assumed epidemic proportions
- 5. take on or adopt (a manner or identity), sometimes falsely:
Oliver assumed an expression of penitence
she puts on a disguise, assumes a different persona, and cruises the squalid bars on the bad side of town
adj. (of a manner or identity) taken on or adopted, sometimes falsely:
a man living under an assumed name
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adj. (of a manner or identity) taken on or adopted, sometimes falsely:
a man living under an assumed name
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- IPA[əˈso͞om]
美式
- v.suppose to be the case, without proof:
- it is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social effects
they were assumed to be foreign
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