assuming
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Verb edit
assuming
- present participle and gerund of assume
Noun edit
assuming (plural assumings)
- An assumption.
- December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry
- No positive inference can he drawn from Nayler's confession, as to his assuming the attributes of Christ, but rather a positive denial of these assumings.
- December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry
Adjective edit
assuming (comparative more assuming, superlative most assuming)
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- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “assuming”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.