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pre·sum·a·ble

 (prĭ-zo͞o′mə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster.

pre·sum′a·bly adv.
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presumably

(prɪˈzjuːməblɪ)
adv
(sentence modifier) one presumes or supposes that: presumably he won't see you, if you're leaving tomorrow.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.presumably - by reasonable assumption; "presumably, he missed the train"
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presumably

adverb it would seem, probably, likely, apparently, most likely, seemingly, doubtless, on the face of it, in all probability, in all likelihood, doubtlessly This spear is presumably the murder weapon.
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Translations
بِصُورَةٍ مُحْتَمَلَةحَسَب الإفْتِراض
pravděpodobně
antageligformentligt
oletettavasti
vjerojatno
alighanemfeltehetõenfeltételezhetőenvalószínűleg
sennilega
恐らく
아마
verjetno
antagligen
ที่น่าเป็นไปได้
theo suy đoán

presumably

[prɪˈzjuːməblɪ] ADV presumably he'll let us knowsupongo or me imagino que nos avisará
"will they be coming later?" - "presumably"-¿vendrán más tarde? -es de suponer
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presumably

[prɪˈzjuːməbli] advsans doute
Presumably he did it → C'est sans doute lui (qui a fait cela).
Presumably the front door was unlocked? → J'imagine que la porte d'entrée n'était pas fermée à clé?
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presumably

advvermutlich; he is presumably very rich, is he?ich nehme an, er ist sehr reich, oder?, vermutlich ist er sehr reich, nicht wahr?; presumably he’ll come laterer wird voraussichtlich später kommen, vermutlich wird er später kommen
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presumably

[prɪˈzjuːməblɪ] adv presumably he did itpenso or presumo che l'abbia fatto
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presume

(prəˈzjuːm) verb
1. to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted. When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.'
2. to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so). I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.
preˈsumably adverb
I presume. She's not in her office – presumably she went home early.
preˈsumption (-ˈzamp-) noun
1. something presumed. She married again, on the presumption that her first husband was dead.
2. unsuitable boldness, eg in one's behaviour towards another person.
preˈsumptuous (-ˈzamptjuəs) , ((American) -ˈzamptʃuəs) adjective
impolitely bold.
preˈsumptuousness noun
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presumably

بِصُورَةٍ مُحْتَمَلَة pravděpodobně antagelig vermutlich πιθανώς suponer oletettavasti vraisemblablement vjerojatno presumibilmente 恐らく 아마 vermoedelijk antakelig przypuszczalnie presumivelmente предположительно antagligen ที่น่าเป็นไปได้ olasılıkla theo suy đoán 推测起来
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References in classic literature ?
It is unfortunately impossible to trace the plan of the poem, which presumably detailed the adventures of this unheroic character: the metre used was a curious mixture of hexametric and iambic lines.
It is easy enough to condemn the Cretans for their laziness; but when one recalls the large, prosperous, and presumably public-spirited communities which during the last few years have deliberately thrown themselves into the hands of the A.
Let the reader picture to himself the hall of the vastest cathedral he ever stood in, windowless indeed, but dimly lighted from above, presumably by shafts connected with the outer air and driven in the roof, which arched away a hundred feet above our heads, and he will get some idea of the size of the enormous cave in which we found ourselves, with the difference that this cathedral designed by nature was loftier and wider than any built by man.
This was so singularly the case that it had presumably much to do with the fact as to which, at the present day, I am at a loss for a different explanation: I allude to my unnatural composure on the subject of another school for Miles.
SHORTLY after breakfast, at which he assisted with a highly tragical countenance, John sought his father where he sat, presumably in religious meditation, on the Sabbath mornings.
"You'd better stand there," he said, pointing to a spot from which, presumably, he fancied I could see to best advantage what he had to show me.
This brought the lecturer to the great ladder of animal life, beginning low down in molluscs and feeble sea creatures, then up rung by rung through reptiles and fishes, till at last we came to a kangaroo-rat, a creature which brought forth its young alive, the direct ancestor of all mammals, and presumably, therefore, of everyone in the audience.
It isn't that I haven't the time at home--it's the atmosphere." Here, presumably, she imagined that her cousin, who had listened with his usual intelligent sympathy, raised his eyebrows a little, and interposed:
Presumably the person here charged with murder was warned that he must kill or be killed the first time he should meet Judge Driscoll.
The hamlet lay not many hundred yards away, though out of view, on the other side of the next cove; and what greatly encouraged me, it was in an opposite direction from that whence the blind man had made his appearance and whither he had presumably returned.
She told me that these people had presumably flourished over a hundred thousand years before.
This effect of the volume, for the eye, would have made it, as presumably the newest French novel--and evidently, from the attitude of the reader, "good"--consort happily with the special tone of the room, a consistent air of selection and suppression, one of the finer aesthetic evolutions.