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assumed

[uh-soomd]

adjective

  1. adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned.

    an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.

  2. taken for granted; supposed.

    His assumed innocence proved untrue.

  3. usurped.



assumed

/ əˈː /

adjective

  1. false; fictitious

    an assumed name

  2. taken for granted

    an assumed result

  3. usurped; arrogated

    an assumed authority

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • assumedly adverb
  • nonassumed adjective
  • self-assumed adjective
  • unassumed adjective
  • well-assumed adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of assumed1

First recorded in 1615–25; assume + -ed 2
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Thompson said an officer pulled up next to Mr Boelter in his vehicle and assumed he was a police officer, dispatched to the scene to perform a wellness check on that lawmaker.

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The proposal was presented at a shareholders' meeting on Monday by WSL Football - the company that assumed control of the top two tiers from the Football Association in August 2024.

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Laura Frost, a director at Alvarez & Marsal, testified that much of the data the firm requested from the city was missing or never responded to, so the firm’s analysts assumed it didn’t exist.

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In a statement, the force said it had been assumed old emails related to the case had been deleted from its systems.

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They are then seen entering the site and shouting as they run towards what is assumed to be aid.

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