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pre·sum·a·ble

(prĭ-zo͞o′mə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster.

pre·sum′a·bly adv.
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presumably

(prɪˈzjuːməblɪ)
adv
(sentence modifier) one presumes or supposes that: presumably he won't see you, if you're leaving tomorrow.
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Adv. 1. presumably - by reasonable assumption; "presumably, he missed the train"
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presumably

adverb it would seem, probably, likely, apparently, most likely, seemingly, doubtless, on the face of it, in all probability, in all likelihood, doubtlessly This spear is presumably the murder weapon.
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Translations
بِصُورَةٍ مُحْتَمَلَة حَسَب الإفْتِراض
pravděpodobně
antageligformentligt
oletettavasti
vjerojatno
alighanemfeltehetõenfeltételezhetőenvalószínűleg
sennilega
恐らく
아마
verjetno
antagligen
ที่น่าเป็นไปได้
theo suy đoán

presumably

[prɪˈzjuːməblɪ] ADV presumably he'll let us knowsupongo or me imagino que nos avisará
"will they be coming later?" - "presumably"-¿vendrán más tarde? -es de suponer
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presumably

[prɪˈzjuːməbli] advsans doute
Presumably he did it → C'est sans doute lui (qui a fait cela).
Presumably the front door was unlocked? → J'imagine que la porte d'entrée n'était pas fermée à clé?
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presumably

advvermutlich ; he is presumably very rich, is he?ich nehme an, er ist sehr reich, oder?, vermutlich ist er sehr reich, nicht wahr?; presumably he’ll come laterer wird voraussichtlich später kommen, vermutlich wird er später kommen
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presumably

[prɪˈzjuːməblɪ] adv presumably he did itpenso or presumo che l'abbia fatto
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presume

(prəˈzjuːm) verb
1. to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted. When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.' aanneem يَفْتَرِض وجود شَيء пpeдпoлaгaм presumir předpokládat 'annehmen formode υποθέτω presumir, suponer arvama فرض کردن olettaa présumer, supposer לְהַנִיח मान लेना pretpostaviti feltételez, vél, gyanít yakin gera ráð fyrir presumere, supporre 推定する 추정하다 (pa)manyti pieņemt; domāt; uzskatīt membuat anggapan aannemen anta, gå ut fra założyć فرض كول calcular a presupune, a bănui предполагать predpokladať domnevati pretpostavljati anta, förmoda สันนิษฐาน varsaymak, farzetmek 相信,認定,假定 припускати, гадати مان لينا، فرض کرنا cho là; đoán là 相信,认定,假定
2. to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so). I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you. waag يَجْرُؤ позволявам си ter a presunção dovolit si anmaßen vove τολμώ atreverse, permitirse endale lubama جسارت کردن rohjeta se permettre de חצוף साहस करना, आज्ञा लिए बिना करना dopustiti sebi mer(észel) (vmit megtenni) lancang, berani leyfa sér, dirfast permettersi di あえて〜する 대담하게 (~) 하다 drįsti uzdrīkstēties memandai-mandai zich aanmatigen ta seg den frihet å ośmielić się جسارت كول ter a presunção a-şi per­mite (să) осмеливаться dovoliť si dovoliti si davati sebi za pravo tillåta (drista, understå) sig ทึกทัก cüret etmek 擅自 насмілюватися, наважуватися جرأت کرنا đánh bạo 擅自
preˈsumably adverb
I presume. She's not in her office – presumably she went home early. vermoedelik حَسَب الإفْتِراض вероятно provavelmente pravděpodobně vermutlich formentligt μάλλον se supone que, es de suponer oletatavasti احتمالاً oletettavasti vraisemblablement יש לְהָנִיח संभाव्यत po svojoj prilici, vjerovatno feltehetően mungkin sennilega presumibilmente おそらく 아마 tikriausiai, turbūt iespējams; jādomā, ka barangkali vermoedelijk antakelig, trolig, formodentlig przypuszczalnie احتمالاً، كيداى شى provavelmente probabil вероятно pravdepodobne verjetno verovatno antagligen, förmodligen โดยการคาดคะเน belki, galiba 我相信 мабуть; очевидно شايد có lẽ 我相信
preˈsumption (-ˈzamp-) noun
1. something presumed. She married again, on the presumption that her first husband was dead. vermoede إفْتِراض предположение suposição předpoklad die Vermutung formodning υπόθεση presunción, suposición oletus فرض oletus présomption הנחה धारणा vjerovatno feltételezés keyakinan ályktun supposizione 仮定 추정 prielaida, prezumpcija prezumpcija; pieņēmums; uzskats anggapan veronderstelling antakelse, tro, formodning założenie فرض suposição presu­punere предположение predpoklad domneva pretpostavka antagande, förmodan การสันนิษฐาน varsayım, tahmin 被認定的事物,推斷 припущення قياس، گمان điều giả định 被认定的事物,推断
2. unsuitable boldness, eg in one's behaviour towards another person. ongeskik تَجَرُّؤ، تَطاوُل самонадеяност presunção troufalost die Anmaßung arrogance υπερβολικό θάρρος presunción jultumus پررویی röyhkeys impertinence חוצפה अभिमान, धृष्टता drzak, odveć samosvjestan elbizakodottság kelancangan ósvífni presunzione ずうずうしさ 뻔뻔함 perdėtas pasitikėjimas savimi uzdrīkstēšanās; pašpārliecinātība perbuatan memandai-mandai aanmatiging innbilskhet, arroganse arogancja پوك سړى presunção impertinenţă самонадеянность trúfalosť predrznost drskost förmätenhet, övermod, arrogans อวดดี küstahlık, cüret 自以為是,冒昧,傲慢 самовпевненість جرأت بيجا sự kiêu căng 自以为是,冒昧,傲慢
preˈsumptuous (-ˈzamptjuəs) , ((American) -ˈzamptʃuəs) adjective
impolitely bold. ongeskik, voor op die wa قَليل الحَياء، وَقِح، مُتَجاسِر самонадея presunçoso drzý anmaßend indbildsk θρασύς, αυθάδης presuntuoso jultunud گستاخ röyhkeä impertinent חוצפה धृष्ट drzak, uobražen elbizakodott lancang djarfur, ósvífinn presuntuoso つけあがった 뻔뻔스러운, 주제넘은 pernelyg įžūlus, pasitikintis savimi pašpārliecināts terlalu berani aanmatigend overmodig, innbilsk arogancki بى ادب presunçoso impertinent самонадеянный drzý predrzen arogantan förmäten, övermodig, arrogant ที่อวดดี küstah, haddini bilmez 傲慢的 самовпевнений; зухвалий شوخ، بے باک ngạo mạn 傲慢的
preˈsumptuousness noun
ongeskikheid تَجاسُر، وَقاحَه، قِلَّة حَياء самонадеяност presunção drzost die Anmaßung indbildskhed θρασύτητα presunción, atrevimiento jultumus گستاخی ylimielisyys impertinence שחצנות धृष्ठता drskost önhittség kelancangan ósvífni presunzione つけあがり 뻔뻔스러움 įžūlumas, perdėtas pasitikėjimas savimi pašpārliecinātība sikap yg memandai-mandai aanmatiging overmodighet, innbilskhet nadmierna pewność siebie بى ادبى presunção impertinenţă самонадеянность drzosť predrznost arogantnost förmätenhet, övermod, arrogans การทะนงตน küstahlık, haddini bilmezlik 傲慢 самовпевненість; зухвалість بے باکي، شوخي sự ngạo mạn 傲慢
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presumably

بِصُورَةٍ مُحْتَمَلَة pravděpodobně antagelig vermutlich πιθανώς suponer oletettavasti vraisemblablement vjerojatno presumibilmente 恐らく 아마 vermoedelijk antakelig przypuszczalnie presumivelmente предположительно antagligen ที่น่าเป็นไปได้ olasılıkla theo suy đoán 推测起来
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It is unfortunately impossible to trace the plan of the poem, which presumably detailed the adventures of this unheroic character: the metre used was a curious mixture of hexametric and iambic lines.
It is easy enough to condemn the Cretans for their laziness; but when one recalls the large, prosperous, and presumably public-spirited communities which during the last few years have deliberately thrown themselves into the hands of the A.
Let the reader picture to himself the hall of the vastest cathedral he ever stood in, windowless indeed, but dimly lighted from above, presumably by shafts connected with the outer air and driven in the roof, which arched away a hundred feet above our heads, and he will get some idea of the size of the enormous cave in which we found ourselves, with the difference that this cathedral designed by nature was loftier and wider than any built by man.
This was so singularly the case that it had presumably much to do with the fact as to which, at the present day, I am at a loss for a different explanation: I allude to my unnatural composure on the subject of another school for Miles.
SHORTLY after breakfast, at which he assisted with a highly tragical countenance, John sought his father where he sat, presumably in religious meditation, on the Sabbath mornings.
"You'd better stand there," he said, pointing to a spot from which, presumably, he fancied I could see to best advantage what he had to show me.
This brought the lecturer to the great ladder of animal life, beginning low down in molluscs and feeble sea creatures, then up rung by rung through reptiles and fishes, till at last we came to a kangaroo-rat, a creature which brought forth its young alive, the direct ancestor of all mammals, and presumably, therefore, of everyone in the audience.
It isn't that I haven't the time at home--it's the atmosphere." Here, presumably, she imagined that her cousin, who had listened with his usual intelligent sympathy, raised his eyebrows a little, and interposed:
Presumably the person here charged with murder was warned that he must kill or be killed the first time he should meet Judge Driscoll.
The hamlet lay not many hundred yards away, though out of view, on the other side of the next cove; and what greatly encouraged me, it was in an opposite direction from that whence the blind man had made his appearance and whither he had presumably returned.
She told me that these people had presumably flourished over a hundred thousand years before.
This effect of the volume, for the eye, would have made it, as presumably the newest French novel--and evidently, from the attitude of the reader, "good"--consort happily with the special tone of the room, a consistent air of selection and suppression, one of the finer aesthetic evolutions.

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