presume
/pɹɪˈzuːm/prih-ZOOM
/pɹɪˈzum/prih-ZOOM
Meaningto take beforehand
Common meaning: to suppose
- prebefore
- sumto take upLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1802 · scan
‘before’ + ‘to take up’ → presume
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin sūmō ‘to take up’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sūmō, p. 1802 · dictionary scan
Roots
- sūmō, sūmptum Latin “to take up”
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