Making assumptions in French (in a nuanced way) Salut, I'm asking this in English but I wouldn't mind answers in French. My reading is much better than my writing currently. So I want to state that I make an assumption. All the suitable verbs that I have found look analogous to English counterparts. And because of that, I have assumptions as to their proper usage: assumer - the English verb to assume is used in a neutral fashion. It can mean an assumption in mathematics. I would say it doesn't reveal anything about how I assess the odds of my assumption being true. supposer - "I suppose" is used similar to "I guess", so it sounds like I am rather uncertain. présumer - I would "presume" sth if there is very strong reason to think sth is the stated way. Let's imagine I have an 18-year old before me and am typing his or her personal data into a computer, I would maybe ask "Je présume que vous êtes célibatair/-e...?" because of the age. Please tell me if I am missing other expressions! Merci.