Assuming that means if we accept that, supposing that: you treat something as true for now and reason from there. Assuming that the train is on time, we'll reach the hotel before dinner. That is often dropped: assuming everyone brings a chair. It fits both conversation and writing.
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assuming (that) + subject + verb, + conclusion or question
- Assuming that the train is on time, we'll reach the hotel before dinner.
- Assuming everyone brings a chair, we have enough space in the garden.
- That plan should work, assuming the measurements are correct.
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First versionAssuming that the measurements correct, the shelf will fit.
RevisionAssuming that the measurements are correct, the shelf will fit.
In notes and headlines, the verb often disappears: measurements correct. But after assuming that you need a full clause with a verb: the measurements are correct.
Given that means 'considering that', and the fact is already known: Given that the train is late, we'll miss dinner. Assuming that is only a supposition: Assuming that the train is on time, we'll make it. Mix them up, and a guess sounds like a checked fact.
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The figures haven't been checked yet. ___ they are correct, the total is 80.
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Assuming that — The figures haven't been checked, so their accuracy is taken on trust: assuming that. Now that would present it as an established fact.
Estimate the budget for a trip or a party based on one unchecked assumption. Introduce it with assuming that.
Assuming that each table seats six people, we will need four tables for the group.
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