assume

verb19 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2

used to say that most people make a particular assumption

used to say what people normally assume in most situations

used to say that many people make a particular assumption

used to say an assumption is held by a large number of people in many places

to make an assumption that is very likely to be correct and not risky

to make an assumption that is fair and sensible

to believe something is true without thinking about it

to believe something is true as a normal or expected thing

to make an assumption that is suggested but not directly expressed

a formal way to introduce a hypothesis for the sake of argument or discussion

it is possible to assume

it is sensible and logical to assume

to be likely to assume something, often wrongly

it is not risky and very likely correct to assume

it would be an error to assume

it is possible that one would assume

it would be incorrect to assume

it is a just and reasonable to assume

it is simple to arrive at a particular assumption, often incorrectly