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Discover LudwigThe phrase "assumed the man" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be used in contexts where one is discussing a situation where a person is taking on a role or responsibility, but it requires additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "In the absence of the leader, he assumed the man of authority during the meeting."
Alternatives: "took on the role of the man" or "became the man in charge."
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He had assumed the man and his companion were Americans.
Dr. Rasmussen said he assumed the man died young.
I also assumed the man was six-foot tall and has equal hands.
At the time, she assumed the man and woman were being attacked by burglars.
But he didn't make a move, because he assumed the man at her side, Stuart Nagae, was her husband.
The woman initially assumed the man was the boy's father, but she became sure actually this man was his lover.
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Gang members assumed the men had slept together; they punished them, another teenager and the older man's brother.
Another neighbor, Randy Judd, said he, too, assumed the men were religious, largely from the "Christian music" he heard them playing.
Most people, he added, considered the sudden religious devotion a passing phase and assumed the men around Mr. Derwish would settle on some middle course eventually.
County police chief Alexander said he could "reasonably assume" the man shot on Monday was possibly suffering from a mental illness.
One man with a face red from rosacea who had witnessed an accident was rebuffed by police when he offered to provide an account".Who would believe you?" said an officer, assuming the man was drunk.
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