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assume [əˈsuːm, Brit -ˈsjuːm] VB trans

1. assume (regard as true):

assume

2. assume power:

assume

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He suffered a stroke after the merger closed, but was still able to assume his new post upon recovery. en.wikipedia.org

He then assumed the role of vice president and general manager. en.wikipedia.org

Some philosophers, who know that ideas exist only in the mind, assume that there are external objects that resemble the ideas. en.wikipedia.org

But boredom sets in as she assumes her place - that of the station master's wife. en.wikipedia.org

Assuming they got their warning in time and moved their vehicles, outside of the flooding area. en.wikipedia.org

Do not assume that they're the same unless specified by the source. en.wikipedia.org

It was assumed that the city would grow to have a population of 300,000. en.wikipedia.org

In so doing, he assumed that time, space, and motion are usually thought of as being related to sensible things. en.wikipedia.org

I assume she means a present of some sort. en.wikipedia.org

Since the sounds are assumed to have been similar at the time the characters were chosen, such relationships give clues to the lost sounds. en.wikipedia.org

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