I didn't mean to seem to presume upon you. I apologize.
•I did not feel that you presumed on me.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
presume — pre|sume [ prı zum ] verb * 1. ) transitive to think something is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain: ASSUME: presume (that): I presume you ve already ordered lunch. Ellen could only presume that he didn t care. a ) LEGAL… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
presume on — phrasal verb presume on or presume upon [transitive] Word forms presume on : present tense I/you/we/they presume on he/she/it presumes on present participle presuming on past tense presumed on past participle presumed on formal presume on/upon… … English dictionary
presume upon — phrasal verb presume on or presume upon [transitive] Word forms presume on : present tense I/you/we/they presume on he/she/it presumes on present participle presuming on past tense presumed on past participle presumed on formal presume on/upon… … English dictionary
presume — pre|sume S3 [prıˈzju:m US ˈzu:m] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: présumer, from Latin praesumere, from sumere to take ] 1.) [T] to think that something is true, although you are not certain = ↑assume ▪ Each of you will make a speech, I… … Dictionary of contemporary English
presume — verb 1 (T) to think you can be sure of something because it is likely, although there is no proof: Each of you will make a speech, I presume? | presume (that): I presume we ll be there by six o clock. | presume sb/sth to be sb/sth: From the way… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
presume */ — UK [prɪˈzjuːm] / US [prɪˈzum] verb Word forms presume : present tense I/you/we/they presume he/she/it presumes present participle presuming past tense presumed past participle presumed 1) [transitive] to think that something is true because it is … English dictionary
presume — [[t]prɪzju͟ːm, AM zu͟ːm[/t]] presumes, presuming, presumed 1) VERB If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain. [V that] I presume you re here on business... [V that] Dido s told you the… … English dictionary
presume — [prɪˈzjuːm] verb 1) [T] to think that something is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain I presume you ve already ordered lunch.[/ex] 2) [I] to behave as though you have the right to behave in a particular way when you do not… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
presume — pre•sume [[t]prɪˈzum[/t]] v. sumed, sum•ing 1) to take for granted, assume, or suppose 2) law Law. to assume as true in the absence of proof to the contrary 3) to undertake with unwarrantable boldness 4) to undertake (to do something) without… … From formal English to slang
List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… … Wikipedia
take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… … English dictionary
