HyperDic: presumptive

English > 2 senses of the word presumptive:
ADJECTIVEallpresumptivehaving a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
allpresumptiveaffording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance
presumptive > pronunciation
Soundspriyzah'mptihv
Rhymesabortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...
English > presumptive: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningHaving a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance.
Example"the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)"
Broaderprobable, likelylikely but not certain to be or become true or real
Spanishpresunto
Verbspresumetake to be the case or to be true
presumeconstitute reasonable evidence for
English > presumptive: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningaffording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance.
Examples
  • "presumptive evidence"
  • "a strong presumptive case is made out"
Broadercredible, believablecapable of being believed
Spanishpresunto
Verbspresumetake to be the case or to be true
presumeconstitute reasonable evidence for

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict