Know and Presume

Know

Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.

Show all Definitions

Presume and know are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Presume" instead a verb "Know".

Nearby Words: knowing, known

Presume verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.

Show all Definitions

Know and presume are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Know" instead a verb "Presume".

The book doesn't presume to know what Lincoln is thinking, instead switching between the perspectives of his advisers (plus John Wilkes Booth's accomplice).

Source: Useful Notes / Abraham Lincoln
Oddly, we have to presume the dragons actually don't come from eggs, since Jake's dad still doesn't know what's going on.

Source: Whale Egg
This does beg the question of why a financial guy would even know so much about firefighting, but one can presume he simply looked it up between the end of that story arc and writing it down.

Source: Literature / New York Magician

Cite this Source

Presume and Know. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/know/presume

Know & Presume. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/know/presume>.

Presume or Know. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/know/presume.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "know" and "presume" have occurred on timeline