Presuming

verb

  1. With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.

    I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job.

  2. To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

    Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.

  3. To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

    Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

adjective

  1. Confidently or arrogantly overstepping reasonable bounds.

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