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Common collocations with assume in American Collocation

assume verb transitive

US /əˈsum/

wrongly

erroneously
incorrectly
mistakenly
wrongly

Some people miss out on benefits because they wrongly assume they cannot claim anything when they are working.

naturally, without questioning

automatically
implicitly
just
naively
naturally
simply

We do not automatically assume that all our visitors will come by car.

Similarly individual teachers may teach in ways that reflect their own learning styles and implicitly assume that all their students learn that way.

usually

always
commonly
generally
often
usually
widely

It is often assumed that air pollution in London is a recent phenomenon.

correctly

correctly
reasonably
safely

The door beneath, which we may safely assume is original, is probably 12th century.

It is often incorrectly assumed that ...

power or responsibility

command
control
power
responsibility

In your absence we will assume complete responsibility for your property.

a job or position

chairmanship
leadership
position
presidency
role

Upon retiring he embarked upon a couple of coaching stints in Greece before assuming his current position in 2019.