assumption

noun/əˈsʌmpʃən/CEFR B2

অনুমান, ধরে নেওয়া বিষয়

Meaning

Something believed to be true without proof.

Example sentences

  • That was an assumption, not a fact.ওটা ছিল অনুমান, তথ্য নয়।
  • The plan rests on one big assumption.পরিকল্পনাটি একটি বড় অনুমানের উপর দাঁড়িয়ে।

A common mistake

He made assumption without any proof.→He made an assumption without any proof.

Assumption is countable, so the singular needs an or the.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: hypothesis, premise, presumption

Antonyms: fact, proof

Similar words, and what each means

  • hypothesis

    অনুমান, প্রকল্প

    An idea suggested as an explanation that can then be tested.

  • premise

    যুক্তির ভিত্তি, ভিত্তি-বাক্য

    A statement accepted as true, on which an argument is based.

  • presumption

    পূর্বানুমান

    Something believed to be true without proof.

Other English words for “অনুমান, ধরে নেওয়া বিষয়”

  • hypothesis

    An idea suggested as an explanation that can then be tested.

  • conjecture

    An opinion formed by guessing, without firm evidence.

Opposite words

  • fact

    তথ্য, বাস্তব সত্য

    Something that is true and can be proven.

  • proof

    খামিরযুক্ত ময়দার তাল ফুলতে দেওয়া

    To leave yeast dough to rise before baking as the yeast becomes active.

“assumption” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • One wrong assumption costs Bangladeshi candidates more marks than any grammar rule: that Reading, like Listening, gives you ten minutes at the end to copy your answers across.

    IELTS Time Management Tips →

  • It is one with an unfair assumption built into it, so that either answer concedes the point — 'Have you stopped cheating in exams?' traps someone who never cheated at all.

    loaded question — dictionary →

Where this word is used

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  1. “assumption” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • অনুমান, ধরে নেওয়া বিষয়
    • • মহাবিপর্যয়, চরম দুর্যোগ
    • • পেয়ারা
    • • কাঠের কুচি বা চিলতে, ভেঙে যাওয়া সরু ধারালো টুকরো
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    অনুমান, ধরে নেওয়া বিষয় — assumption (noun) — অনুমান, ধরে নেওয়া বিষয়. Something believed to be true without proof.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “assumption”?

    • • crotchet
    • • icing
    • • pacifier
    • • hypothesis
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    hypothesis — hypothesis — অনুমান, প্রকল্প. An idea suggested as an explanation that can then be tested.

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