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verb

  • With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.

    "I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job."

  • To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

    "Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much."

  • To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

    "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

  • To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with).

adjective

  • Confidently or arrogantly overstepping reasonable bounds.

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