English word presume comes from Middle French presumer (To presume; to assume.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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presumer | Middle French (frm) | To presume; to assume. |
presumer | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
presume | English (eng) | (intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with). [from 15th c.]. (transitive) To assume to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]. (transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]. (transitive, now, _, rare) To perform, do [...] |