assuming
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈsjuːmɪŋ/, /əˈsuːmɪŋ/
Verb
assuming
- present participle of assume
Noun
assuming (plural assumings)
- An assumption.
- December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry
- No positive inference can he drawn from Nayler's confession, as to his assuming the attributes of Christ, but rather a positive denial of these assumings.
- December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry
Adjective
assuming (comparative more assuming, superlative most assuming)
- haughty; arrogant
Related terms
- assume
- assumptious
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “assuming”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.