assume

/əˈsuːm/uh-SOOM

/əˈsum/uh-SOOM

Meaningto take up

Common meaning: to take for granted

asto, towards
sumto take upLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1802 · scan

‘to, towards’ + ‘to take up’ → assume

Journey through time

Latinsūmō, sūmptum‘to take up’
Englishassume‘to take for granted’ · today

as- also in: assert assist assort assault assemble

sum also in: sumptuous resume consume presume

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin sūmō ‘to take up’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sūmō, p. 1802 · dictionary scan

Roots

sūmō, sūmptum Latin “to take up”

Related words

consume presume resume sumptuous

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