The push for men to express their feelings presumes that we have feelings, and we do have a few, but they remain submerged, and the airing of them often violates their authenticity. Pamela Druckerman, Bringing Up Bébé, 2012 1980Īmerican parents like me just assume that we'll have to chase our kids around the park all afternoon or spend half a dinner party putting them to bed. They assume that decaffeinated coffee is made by putting regular coffee through an extra process that removes part of the caffeine, and it is logical that an extra process should add to the cost of the finished product. 2013Ĭonsumers accept the fact that decaffeinated coffee costs more than regular coffee. George Thatcher, The Biloxi (Mississippi) Sun Herald, 22 Jan. The current definition of presume is "to expect or assume especially with confidence," which indicates that assume and presume have become interchangeable, and in actual usage this is often the case.Īn observer would assume that all of us-humans and shorebirds alike-are guilty of heliolatry (worship of the sun). Both words ultimately derive from the Latin verb sumere, meaning "to take." The ancestor of presume was formed by joining that verb with the Latin prefix prae- ( pre- in English), meaning "before," whereas the ancestor of assume was formed with ad-, meaning "to" or "toward." Translated: praesumere means "to take in advance," and adsumere, "to take to oneself." Hence, for Webster, to presume something was to take it to be true or likely in advance because it is "entitled to belief" or because of "the strength of probability," and to assume something was to take it and adopt it as fact. He defines presume as "to take or suppose to be true or entitled to belief, without examination or positive proof, or on the strength of probability," and assume as "to take for granted, or without proof to suppose as a fact." The etymologies of these words reflect Webster's defining. In the 1828 An American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster nicely distinguishes the different uses of the words. If you're making a guess based on little or no evidence, the word to use is 'assume'.
Send us feedback about these examples.'Presume' is the word to use if you're making an informed guess based on reasonable evidence. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'subsume.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2023 Even the galaxies in our Local Group will eventually either subsume each other or fly apart as emptiness asserts its reign.
2023 The light through thick stands of hemlock and behemoth ancient cedar was harder to obtain, more gratifying to subsume because of it. 2023 Nisha has absolutely subsumed her own needs and left herself with no M4 friends. 2023 But the public memory of the attack was largely subsumed after 9/11. 2023 Under the deal, Spirit would largely be subsumed. 2023 All this, too, became subsumed in Condo’s work.
Recent Examples on the Web As of right now, Zipolite is less accessible than other popular Mexican beach destinations - than, say, the three-ring circus that has subsumed Cancún.
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