assumption
(noun)
noun
1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play
Similar word(s): premise, premiss
Definition categories: communication, posit, postulate
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
- any society is built upon certain assumptions
Similar word(s): supposal, supposition
Definition categories: thought, hypothesis, possibility, theory
3. the act of taking possession of or power over something
- his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba
- the Nazi assumption of power in 1934
- he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts
Definition categories: act, acquisition
4. celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Definition categories: time
5. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
Definition categories: event, miracle
6. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
Similar word(s): effrontery, presumption, presumptuousness
Definition categories: attribute, audaciousness, audacity
7. the act of assuming or taking for granted
- your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
Definition categories: act, deed
Sentences with assumption as a noun:
- His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.
- Their assumption of his guilt disqualified them from jury duty.