make an assumption
Frequency: 9.025.0 per million words
To form an idea or belief without definite proof.
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- She's always making assumptions about how much money people have.
- Before you act, it's best not to make any assumptions.
- I made the wrong assumption about his intentions, which caused a misunderstanding.
- We must avoid making assumptions about market trends without solid data.
- Why did you make the assumption that I wasn't interested?
- He will likely make the assumption that the project is approved if he doesn't hear from us.
- It's dangerous to make a broad assumption based on a single piece of evidence.
- I shouldn't have made the assumption that you were free this evening.
- Researchers are careful not to make the assumption that correlation equals causation.
- People often make quick assumptions about others based on first impressions.