Assume

Definition

assume /ǝ'sju:m; US ǝ'su:m/ v ၁။ (အမွန္အျဖစ္) ယူဆသည္၊ လက္ခံသည္။ Why do you always assume the worst (ie that something bad has happened)? ❍ I automatically/ naturally assumed (that) he had told her. ❍ It seems reasonable to assume/ I think we can safely assume that the present situation is going to continue. ❍ I hope to go to university next year, always assuming (ie provided that) I pass my exams. ❍ She would, he assumed, be home at the usual time. ❍ We must assume him to be innocent until he is proved guilty. ၂။ (က) တာဝန္ယူသည္။ The chairman will assume office/ his new responsibilities next month. ❍ Rebel forces have assumed control of the capital. (ခ) ပံုဖမ္းသည္။ အသြင္ေဆာင္သည္။ assume a harassed look ❍ The problem is beginning to assume massive proportions (ie become very great). (ဂ) ဟန္ေဆာင္သည္။ assume ignorance/indifference/ an air of concern. ❏ assumed adj အတုအေယာင္ျဖစ္ေသာ။ He was living under an assumed name.

Examples

1. Everyone accepted she was telling the truth
2. although in fact this was quite a lot to assume.
3. [assume (that)] : I’m assuming everyone here has an email address.
4. I think we can safely assume that he is out of town.
5. [assume someone/something to be/do something] : I have always assumed her to be American.
6. This forecast assumes there will be no recession.
7. This score is assumed to represent the achievement of an average 7-year-old.
8. He formally assumes the presidency next week.
9. She has been invited to assume the role of mentor.
10. His first priority was assuming control of the army.
11. The animals assumed their normal resting position.
12. Time with the family has started to assume greater importance.
13. Fay assumed an air of innocence.