assuming

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈsjuːmɪŋ/ (US, Canada, yod-dropping) IPA(key): /əˈsuːmɪŋ/ === Verb === assuming present participle and gerund of assume === Noun === assuming (plural assumings) An assumption. December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry === Adjective === assuming (comparative more assuming, superlative most assuming) haughty; arrogant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== assume assumptious === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “assuming”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.