assumption
/əˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/əˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/
əˈsʌmpʃən
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
ə - ˈsʌmpʃən -> assumption
Myanmar meaning
(n) (အမှန်အဖြစ်) ယူဆချက်၊ လက်ခံမှု။ တာဝန် ယူခြင်း။
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assumption /ǝ'sʌmpʃn/ n
၁။ [C] (အမှန်အဖြစ်) ယူဆချက်၊ လက်ခံမှု။
an implicit/ underlying assumption ❍ What leads you to make that assumption? ❍ The theory is based on a series of false/ wrong assumptions. ❍ We are working on the assumption that the rate of inflation will not increase next year.
၂။ [C, U] ~ of sth တာဝန် ယူခြင်း။
her assumption of supreme power.
More examples
- Your argument is based on a completely false assumption.
- [assumption that] : There is an assumption that all the people who live around here are rich.
- [make an assumption] : People tend to make assumptions about you based on your appearance.
- [on the assumption that] : The law works on the assumption that it is preferable for children to be with their mother.
- The assumption of adult responsibilities
Synonyms
supposition, statement, postulation, hypothesis, guess, best guess, theory, conjecture, notion, belief, idea, acceptance, accepting, acquisition, adoption, appropriation, arrogance, arrogation, assuming, assuming possession, brass, chutzpah, cockiness, conceit, embracing, expectation, fancy, grab, hunch, imperiousness, inference, insolence, nerve, posit, postulate, power, premise, presumption, presupposition, pride, sass, seizure, self-importance, shot, shot in the dark, shouldering, sneaking suspicion, stab, supposal, surmise, suspicion, takeover, taking, taking on, taking up, theorization, undertaking, usurpation
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