presuming

verb

  1. 1

    With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.

    I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job.
  2. 2

    To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

    Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
  3. 3

    To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

    Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
  4. 4

    To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with).

adjective

  1. 1

    Confidently or arrogantly overstepping reasonable bounds.

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