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presumably

UK/pɹɪˈzjuːməbli//pɹɪˈzuːməbli/

presumably adverb: able to be sensibly presumed.

presumably: a silver ring with a black background
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Adverb

presumably (comparative more presumably, superlative most presumably)

  1. Able to be sensibly presumed.
    • Presumably, he will attend the opening.
    • Capello made a change on the hour which was presumably enforced by injury as the excellent Young was replaced by Stewart Downing.2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England

presumably meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

presumably in Tamil

ஆக்கும்

presumably in Bengali

সম্ভবত, অনুমিতভাবে

presumably in Malayalam

I assume, I presume, I expect
ഊഹപ്രകാരം, ഞാൻ കരുതുന്നു, ഞാൻ വിചാരിക്കുന്നു, ഞാൻ പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു, ഞാൻ ഊഹിക്കുന്നു, ഞാൻ കെെക്കൊള്ളുന്നു

presumably in Kannada

ಬಹುಶಃ, ಪ್ರಾಯಶಃ
More languagesFewer languages
presumably in Arabic
الْمُفْتَرَض مِنْ min al-muftaraḍ

Examples of presumably in a sentence

  • From my apartment, I heard a flutter in the streets, presumably in protest of the war.
  • Immediately, a presumably male gamer voice said, "Ay yo you're terrible.
  • At times, README.txt is vague; some sections have been blacked out, presumably on legal advice.

All 40 example sentences with presumably

Synonyms of presumably

Forms of presumably

comparativemore presumably
superlativemost presumably
alternative form (archaic)præsumably

Origin of presumably

From presume + -ably, presumable + -ly.

Questions about presumably

What does presumably mean?
Presumably means able to be sensibly presumed.
What is presumably in Tamil?
Presumably in Tamil is ஆக்கும். See Presumably meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is presumably?
Presumably is an adverb.
How do you pronounce presumably?
Presumably is pronounced /pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/ (UK).

Words near presumably in the dictionary

  1. presum'd
  2. presumabely
  3. presumabilities
  4. presumability
  5. presumable
  6. presumably
  7. presume
  8. presumed
  9. presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
  10. presumedly
  11. presumer

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: presumably (page history and authors); presumably (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Presumably (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); presumably (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); presumably (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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