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try vs assume

assume vs try

try is a noun but assume is not a noun.

try and assume both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
try Yes No Yes No
assume No No Yes No
As verbs, assume is a hypernym of try; that is, assume is a word with a broader meaning than try:
  • try: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
  • assume: put clothing on one's body
Other hypernyms of try include don, get into, put on, wear.
try (noun) assume (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
try (verb) assume (verb)
put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice put clothing on one's body
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
take a sample of take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
test the limits of take up someone's soul into heaven
give pain or trouble to make a pretence of
make an effort or attempt occupy or take on
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
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