# presume

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹɪˈzjuːm/ · frequency rank #12,660

## Definitions
1. To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
2. To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
3. To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
4. To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
5. To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].

## Etymology
From Middle English presumen, from Anglo-Norman presumer and its source, Latin praesūmere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + sūmere (“to take”).

## Easily confused with
- **prelude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prelude-vs-presume)
- **preside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preside-vs-presume)
- **pregame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pregame-vs-presume)
- **pressure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pressure-vs-presume)

## Common misspellings (10)
`persume`, `ppresume`, `presmue`, `pressume`, `presuem`, `presumme`, `preusme`, `prresume`, `prseume`, `rpesume`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/presume