# assuming

Pronunciation: US say "uh-SOO-ming" /əˈsuːmɪŋ/; UK say "uh-SYOO-ming" /əˈsjuːmɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of assume. — present participle and gerund of assume
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of assume. Use this form for something happening now or as an action word.
   - _By assuming control of the company, she changed its entire direction._
   - _The committee is assuming responsibility for the project's failures._

## Adjective

2. Behaving in a haughty, arrogant way; presuming too much about one's own importance.
   - Simple: Acting proud and rude, as if you are better than everyone around you.
   - _The young clerk had an assuming air that irritated his superiors._
   - _Critics found her tone insufferably assuming._

## Noun

3. A belief or idea taken to be true without proof; an assumption.
   - Simple: A thing you believe is true without checking it first.
   - _The detective's entire case collapsed once that single assuming proved false._
   - _We made too many assumings about the budget before seeing the actual numbers._

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