Assumed
of Assume
Supposed.
Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character.
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Assumed Quotations
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
George Washington
That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.
William Blake
Until the 20th century it was generally assumed that a writer had said what he had to say in his works.
John Updike
Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.
John Kenneth Galbraith
It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... and female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.
Billie Jean King
Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours.
Grover Cleveland
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.
Alan Bennett
I had assumed that Bush's seemingly inflexible policy to support Sharon was for political reasons of his getting elected. But as to whether he really believes his actions are going to hasten the day of the final conflict, I do not know.
Huston Smith
I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the most unhappy time of my life.
Haruki Murakami
Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect.
James Nasmyth
Assumed Translations
assumed in German is vorausgesetzt, angenommen
assumed in Italian is supposto
assumed in Spanish is supuesto
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