Synonyms for presuming

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pri-zoo-ming

Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈzu mɪŋ

Définition of presuming

Origin : late 14c., "to take upon oneself, to take liberty," also "to take for granted, presuppose," especially overconfidently, from Old French presumer (12c.) and directly from Latin praesumere "anticipate," in Late Latin, "assume" (see presumption). Related: Presumed; presumedly; presuming.

adj arrogant

Example sentences :

But I did none of these things—that is, nothing Paul Pryish or presuming.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Galusha Cabot Bangs was not a presuming person and he was troubled.
Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln

It would be presuming to say that it is a permanent improvement.
Extract from : « The Goat-gland Transplantation » by Sydney B. Flower

I was presuming upon a past which has no relation to the present.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

You won't think I'm presuming on our slight acquaintanceship?'
Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett

Still, I did as I was told, not presuming to set up a judgment of my own in the matter.
Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various

I had no real right to question you—everybody would say it was presuming.
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

Are you presuming to discuss my daughter's insanity with me?
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

I can't say as much for his son—a presuming fellow, who,—ha!
Extract from : « The Lady of Lyons » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

But you have a right to be angry with me for presuming to put it into words.
Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

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