presuming

Verb

presume (third-person singular simple present presumes, present participle presuming, simple past and past participle presumed)

1. (transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
   • I don't want to pretend to be an authority on this line of business, so I would never presume to tell you how to run your own company.
2. (archaic, transitive) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
   • Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
3. (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
   • Paw-prints in the snow allow us to presume a visit from next door's cat.

   Synonyms:

   suppose

4. (transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
   • If we presume that human cloning may one day become a mundane, everyday reality, then maybe it's time to start thinking more positively about our soon-to-arrive genetically engineered pseudo-siblings.2011 February 5, John Patterson, The Guardian
5. (intransitive) To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].
   • Thanks, but I can't accept the money; I would not want to presume on the generosity of a stranger'