Assume means to take for granted without evidence.
Category: Confusing Words
Assonance vs Consonance
Both words are sound devices typically used in poetry and song that serve as building blocks to verse.
Assert vs Claim
Assert means to state or express firmly.
Assay vs Essay
Assay, a verb, means to evaluate or analyze something.
Assail vs Assault vs Battery
Assail or assault is the threat of physical harm, and battery is the actual physical harm to another person.
Ascribe vs Subscribe
Ascribe means to attribute to a source or author.
Ascent vs Assent
Ascent means an upward climb or any movement upward.
As time passed vs As time progressed
Use as time passed because time does not progress.
As if vs As though
Either phrase is acceptable, but grammarians prefer as though.
Artery vs Vein
An artery carries blood from the heart to other parts of the body while a vein carries blood to the heart.
As vs Like
As is a conjunction and is followed by a subject and verb.
Artisan vs Artist vs Artiste
Artisan refers to one skilled in a trade.