presumably
part of speech
adverb (presumably)
meaning for a pupil
As you would guess or expect; probably. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and everyday talk, it shows something is likely but not certain. In science, it marks a guess.
examples
- Presumably, the anatomy of slaughtered livestock would have been fairly familiar to many writers and readers of the time, while blessedly few indeed would have had first-hand knowledge of human innards.] Like what did He make them? (A city) [strife]. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Presumably the bus will be late in this snow. tree →
- The Rabbit was presumably late again. tree →
- Presumably you've done your homework? tree →
- The door was open, presumably left by the cat. tree →
- The tracks were presumably made by a fox. tree →
- Presumably they will come after lunch. tree →
- "Mr Samber" was presumably one Robert Samber of New Inn, who translated other tales from the French, for Edmond Curl the bookseller, about this time. tree →
note
From «presume». Not certain: «probably».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «presumably» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.