how to pronounce presume

/pɹɪˈzum/

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presume is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of presume in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in that sense we presume that the worst …”

meaning of presume

To presume is to take for granted without proof.

presume frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word presume occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics presume can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that presume can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;