to presume upon

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• presume upon — phrasal verb presume on or presume upon [transitive] Word forms presume on : present tense I/you/we/they presume on he/she/it presumes on present participle presuming on past tense presumed on past participle presumed on formal presume on/upon… …   English dictionary

• presume upon somebody — preˈsume on/upon sb/sth derived (formal) to make use of sb s friendship by asking them for more than you should • presume upon somebody to do sth I felt it would be presuming on our personal relationship to keep asking her for help. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• presume upon something — preˈsume on/upon sb/sth derived (formal) to make use of sb s friendship by asking them for more than you should • presume upon something to do sth I felt it would be presuming on our personal relationship to keep asking her for help. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• presume upon — Synonyms and related words: abuse, abuse a privilege, bleed, bleed white, bother, deceive, drain, encroach upon, exploit, foist on, ill use, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, make free with, make use of, manipulate, milk, misuse, obtrude… …   Moby Thesaurus

• presume upon — phrasal see presume on * * * pre ˈsume on pre ˈsume up ˌon formal [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they …   Useful english dictionary

• presume — v. (formal) 1) (d; intr.) to presume on, upon (to presume upon smb. s good nature) 2) (E) I will not presume to give you advice 3) (L) we can presume that she will return 4) (M) we must presume her to be innocent 5) (N; used with an adjective) we …   Combinatory dictionary

• presume on — phrasal verb presume on or presume upon [transitive] Word forms presume on : present tense I/you/we/they presume on he/she/it presumes on present participle presuming on past tense presumed on past participle presumed on formal presume on/upon… …   English dictionary

• presume — presumedly /pri zooh mid lee/, adv. presumer, n. /pri zoohm /, v., presumed, presuming. v.t. 1. to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you re tired after your drive. 2. Law. to assume as true in the absence of proof to the contrary. 3 …   Universalium

• presume on — TAKE (UNFAIR) ADVANTAGE OF, exploit, take liberties with; count on, bank on, place reliance on. → presume * * * phrasal or presume upon 1. : to base expectations on : rely on …   Useful english dictionary

• presume on/upon — [phrasal verb] presume on/upon (something) formal : to expect too much from (a relationship) in a way that shows that you do not understand your role in the relationship : to go beyond the proper limits of (a relationship) I don t want to presume …   Useful english dictionary

• Presume — Pre*sume , v. i. 1. To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too far. [1913 Webster] 2. To venture, go, or act, by an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English