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as·sump·tion
(ə-sŭmp′shən)n.
1. The act of taking to or upon oneself: assumption of an obligation.
2. The act of taking possession or asserting a claim: assumption of command.
3. The act of taking for granted: assumption of a false theory.
4. Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition: a valid assumption.
5. Presumption; arrogance.
6. Logic A minor premise.
7. Assumption Christianity The taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven in body and soul after her death, observed as a feast on August 15.
[Middle English assumpcion, from Latin assūmptiō, assūmptiōn-, adoption, from assūmptus, past participle of assūmere, to adopt; see assume.]
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assumption
(əˈsʌmpʃən)n
1. the act of taking something for granted or something that is taken for granted
2. an assuming of power or possession of something
3. arrogance; presumption
4. (Logic) logic a statement that is used as the premise of a particular argument but may not be otherwise accepted. Compare axiom4
[C13: from Latin assūmptiō a taking up, from assūmere to assume]
asˈsumptive adj
asˈsumptively adv
Assumption
(əˈsʌmpʃən)n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the taking up of the Virgin Mary (body and soul) into heaven when her earthly life was ended
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the feast commemorating this, celebrated by Roman Catholics on Aug 15
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as•sump•tion
(əˈsʌmp ʃən)n.
1. something taken for granted; a supposition.
2. the act of taking for granted or supposing.
3. the act of taking to or upon oneself.
4. the act of taking possession of something: the assumption of power.
5. arrogance; presumption.
6. the taking over of another's debts or obligations.
7.
a. (often cap.) the bodily taking up into heaven of the Virgin Mary following her death.
b. (cap.) a feast commemorating this, celebrated on August 15.
[1250–1300; < Latin assūmptiō <assūm(ere) to take up]
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assumption
A supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events, either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. | assumption - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" posit, postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning major premise, major premiss - the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) thesis - an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument precondition, stipulation, condition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else scenario - a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack" |
| 2. | assumption - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" conclusion - an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion" cornerstone, fundament, groundwork, basis, foundation, base - the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" | |
| 3. | assumption - the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" | |
| 4. |  Assumption - celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Churchholy day of obligation - a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion | |
| 5. |  Assumption - (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had endedChristian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior miracle - a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent | |
| 6. | assumption - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" uppishness, uppityness - assumption of airs beyond one's station | |
| 7. | assumption - the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted" position - the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom |
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assumption
noun
1. presumption, theory, opinion, belief, guess, expectation, fancy, suspicion, premise, acceptance, hypothesis, anticipation, inference, conjecture, surmise, supposition, presupposition, premiss, postulation They are wrong in their assumption that we are all alike.
2. taking on, managing, handling, shouldering, putting on, taking up, takeover, acquisition, undertaking, embracing, acceptance, adoption, entering upon He is calling for `a common assumption of responsibility'.
3. seizure, taking, takeover, acquisition, appropriation, wresting, confiscation, commandeering, expropriation, pre-empting, usurpation, arrogation the government's assumption of power
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
assumption
noun1. The act of taking something for oneself:
2. Something taken to be true without proof:
3. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:
audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.
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Translations
إفْتِراض
předpoklad
antagelseformodningforudsætninghimmelfartoptagelse i himlen
olettamusoletustaivaaseenastuminen
sem ráî er fyrir gert, ætlaîur
przypuszczeniewniebowstąpienie
domneva
assumption
[əˈsʌmpʃən]A. N
1. (= supposition) → suposición f, supuesto m
on the assumption that → suponiendo que, poniendo por caso que
we cannot make that assumption → no podemos dar eso por sentado
to start from a false assumption → partir de una base falsa
on the assumption that → suponiendo que, poniendo por caso que
we cannot make that assumption → no podemos dar eso por sentado
to start from a false assumption → partir de una base falsa
2. (= taking) [of power, responsibility] → asunción f
3. the Assumption (Rel) → la Asunción
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Assumption
[əˈsʌmpʃən] n (RELIGION) (also Assumption Day) → l'Assomption fassumption
[əˈsʌmpʃən] n (= supposition) → supposition f, hypothèse f
on the assumption that (= on the supposition that) → dans l'hypothèse où (= on condition that) → à condition que
to go on the assumption that ... → présumer que ...
to work on the assumption that ... → présumer que ...
on the assumption that (= on the supposition that) → dans l'hypothèse où (= on condition that) → à condition que
to go on the assumption that ... → présumer que ...
to work on the assumption that ... → présumer que ...
(= taking on) the assumption of responsibility → la prise de responsabilité
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
assumption
n
→ Annahme f; (= presupposition) → Voraussetzung f; to go on the assumption that … → von der Voraussetzung ausgehen, dass …; the basic assumptions of this theory are … → diese Theorie geht grundsätzlich davon aus, dass …
(of guise, false name etc) → Annahme f; (insincere: of look of innocence etc) → Vortäuschung f, → Aufsetzen nt
(Eccl) the Assumption → Mariä Himmelfahrt f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
assumption
[əˈsʌmpʃ/ən] na. (supposition) → supposizione f, ipotesi f inv
on the assumption that → partendo dal presupposto che
to work on the assumption that → partire dal presupposto che
on the assumption that → partendo dal presupposto che
to work on the assumption that → partire dal presupposto che
b. the Assumption (Rel) → l'Assunzione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
assume
(əˈsjuːm) verb1. to take or accept as true. I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.
2. to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc). He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.
3. to put on (a particular appearance etc). He assumed a look of horror.
asˈsumed adjective pretended; not genuine. assumed astonishment; He wrote under an assumed name (= not using his real name).
asˈsumption (-ˈsamp-) noun something assumed. On the assumption that we can produce four pages an hour, the work will be finished tomorrow.
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