Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: assumed
IPA transcription: [əs'umd]
Pronunciations of assumed
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on, sham
    Meaning: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
Usage examples
  • Assumed almost heroic proportions
  • He had assumed a look of depression.
  • The name that she assumed was Marpha.
  • Michael's face assumed an expression of terror.
  • Life had assumed a more settled and orderly course.
  • It assumed to be written by a gentleman in New York.
  • Apparently he assumed the colour of supernatural beings.
  • She bent forward with assumed interest to watch the scoring.
  • He looked about him with curiosity, together with assumed ease.
  • Therefore in their assumed bodies they exercise functions of life.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth II, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0