assumption
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
Assumption
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
assumption
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
assumptive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"
assumptive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ accepted as real or true without proof; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"
Assur
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
assurance
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"
assurance
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
assurance
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
assurance
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a British term for some kinds of insurance
Assurbanipal
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
assure
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
assure
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
assure
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ make a promise or commitment
assure
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
assured
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"
assured
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
assuredly
— Biord
– Engelsk
~ without a doubt; "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone"
assuredness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
assurgent
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"