Assume and Say

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Assume

Assume verb - To take as true or as a fact without actual proof.
Usage example: everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert
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Say is a synonym for assume. In some cases you can use "Say" instead a verb "Assume".
Nearby Words: assumption, assuming

Say

Say verb - To take as true or as a fact without actual proof.
Usage example: let's say, for the sake of argument, that this is true
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Assume is a synonym for say in suppose topic. Sometimes you can use "Assume" instead a verb "Say".
Nearby Word: saying

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people assume people say people
part assume part say part
thanks assume thanks say thanks
name assume name say name
Other words: number, way, title, nothing, opposite, names.

Both words in one sentence

  • If you say "I went to UK" to someone from Kansas, they'll instantly assume that you went to the University of Kentucky.
    Source: Insistent Terminology / Real Life
  • Incest Subtext Rather than say "He's my brother," Lucy replies that they are not married, leaving the store employees to assume they have a sexual relationship.
    Source: Incest Subtext
  • Bailey: *really ticked now* So let's assume that your chauffeur has gotten you to your private jet at say, noon.
    Source: Derailed for Details
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