Assume and presume both mean to take something for granted as true (among their many other definitions). The difference is in the degree of certainty. A presumption is usually more authoritative than an assumption. To presume is to make an informed guess based on reasonable evidence, while to assume is to make a guess based on little or no evidence.
e,g, Two of the journalists went missing and are presumed dead.
e.g. I just assumed it to be the case.
e.g. I told the host, whom I presume to be the owner judging from the picture on the website, that I had reservations.
e.g. I assume police have at least interviewed them. I don’t know if they have or not
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e,g, Two of the journalists went missing and are presumed dead.
e.g. I just assumed it to be the case.
e.g. I told the host, whom I presume to be the owner judging from the picture on the website, that I had reservations.
e.g. I assume police have at least interviewed them. I don’t know if they have or not
THANK YOU
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