presume
prih-ZOOMverbMeaning to suppose something is true without proof
Memory hook PRE-SUME: take it as true BEFORE checking. Omar sees wet umbrellas by the door and pops his own open before stepping out, into blazing sunshine. He did not check; he chose to presume.
I presume you’ve already eaten, since there are crumbs on your shirt.
In context Seeing the wet umbrellas by the door, Dad presumed it was raining, but he stepped outside into bright sunshine; the umbrellas had only been left there to dry.
Similar assume, suppose, take for granted, guess
From Latin praesumere, “to take beforehand”: prae (before) + sumere (to take).