assume
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56·updated Jun 3, 2026verified
accept something as true for the purpose of analysis or argument
Classifications
Cognitive
Understand72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Automation
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
Variants
- synonym
- adoptarrogatepresumeseizeshamstriketaketake ontake overusurp
- pasttense
- assumed
- presentparticiple
- assuming
- thirdpersonsingular
- assumes
- pastparticiple
- assumed
Framework definitions
- §1
- to take on titles, offices, duties, or responsibilities
- §2
- to take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- §3
- to take to be the case or to be true
- §4
- to take up someone's soul into heaven
- §5
- to make a pretence of
- §6
- to occupy or take on
- §7
- to seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
Outgoing relationships
- verbLevel
analyzelexicon:CognitiveLevel
Incoming relationships
No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.