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just assume

just assume adverb: eggcorn of just as soon.

Adverb

just assume (not comparable)

  1. Eggcorn of just as soon.
    • I would just assume not make the man's name a part of a public record if I don't have to.1999, Investigation of Illegal Or Improper Activities in Connection with 1996 Federal Election Campaigns: Witness Deposition Testimony, page 1210
    • "And it's one area most executives would just assume not govern, a new survey shows."2002 February 17, Teresa M. McAleavy, “Unwritten Rules Govern Office Wooing”, in Record

Examples of just assume in a sentence

  • Hendrix has his way, he would just assume not to see Shorecrest's Anthony Katchuk again.2006 March 30, Brandon Wright, “Shorecrest Dowwns Tampa Prep Again”, in St. Petersburg Times:
  • I'm not a social butterfly and just assume spend my free time studying the teachings of Aradia.2007, Nocholas Hanna, Coven of Rats:
  • “Just trying to survive and stay to myself— you know me, I just assume not mess with anyone,” I said to him as I shook his hand2009, Benjamin J. Davis V, They Call Me Jack:
  • “I just assume not wake him 'till he's ready.”2017, Matt Manochio, Sentinels:

Questions about just assume

What does just assume mean?
Just assume means eggcorn of just as soon.
How do you use just assume in a sentence?
Hendrix has his way, he would just assume not to see Shorecrest's Anthony Katchuk again.
What part of speech is just assume?
Just assume is an adverb.

Words near just assume in the dictionary

  1. just a second
  2. just about
  3. just another pretty face
  4. just as soon as
  5. just as well
  6. just assume
  7. just because
  8. just because there's a goalie, doesn't mean you can't score
  9. just cause
  10. just causes
  11. just compensation

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