presume
verb [I] (BE RUDE) /prɪˈzjuːm/
/-ˈzuːm/ Definition
› to do something although you know that you do not have a right to do it: [+ to infinitive] I wouldn't presume to tell you how to do your job, but shouldn't this piece go there? I don't wish to presume (= make a suggestion although I have no right to), but don't you think you should apologize to her? He presumes on her good nature (= takes unfair advantage of it).Rude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desire
(Definition of presume verb (BE RUDE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- backchat noun
- chutzpah noun
- cocksure adjective
- cocky adjective
- impolite adjective
- indelicate adjective
- lip noun (SPEECH)
- lippy adjective
- neanderthal adjective
- nerve noun (RUDENESS)
- obnoxious adjective
- pert adjective
- presumptuous adjective
- rude adjective (NOT POLITE)
- sass noun
- sass verb
- sauce noun (RUDENESS)
- take the liberty of doing sth idiom
- unceremonious adjective
- unprintable adjective
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