Pronunciation
How to pronounce “assumptions”
“assumptions” is pronounced /ɐsʌmpʃənz/ — 3 syllables.
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assumptions
/ɐsʌmpʃənz/
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3 syllables. Stress the 'sump' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
“on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play”
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