Presumably Meaning
/pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advAble to be sensibly presumed.
Sentence Examples
Presumably, none of the people are more than 25 years old.
Presumably, Tom repaired the computer.
Presumably this is where the accident happened.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The package was left at the door, so ____ the delivery driver came early.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He had ____ left early since his coat and bag were no longer on the hook by the door.
Word Origin & History
From presume + -ably, presumable + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Capello made a change on the hour which was presumably enforced by injury as the excellent Young was replaced by Stewart Downing."
— 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England:
"Yet this is the level of [neural] organisation that does the actual thinking—and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness."
— 2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The package was left at the door, so ____ the delivery driver came early.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He had ____ left early since his coat and bag were no longer on the hook by the door.