PRESUMABLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does presumably mean? 

• PRESUMABLY (adverb)
  The adverb PRESUMABLY has 1 sense:

1. by reasonable assumption

  Familiarity information: PRESUMABLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRESUMABLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

By reasonable assumption

Synonyms:

presumably; presumptively

Context example:

presumably, he missed the train

Pertainym:

presumable (capable of being inferred on slight grounds)

 Context examples 

A coded value specifying a group of animals presumably related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characteristics.

(Breed Code, NCI Thesaurus)

To carry out its diverse biologic roles, PTHRP functions as a poly-hormone that gives rise to several biologically active peptides, each of which presumably has its own receptor.

(Parathyroid Hormone-Like Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

CDC7L1-dependent kinase activity reflects the ASK protein level, significantly increasing in cells in S phase, and ASK protein is extensively phosphorylated during S phase, presumably by CDC7L1.

(CDC7L1 Kinase Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

These antigens induce the appearance of Th1-like T cells, which presumably produce IFN to activate macrophages.

(Contact Hypersensitivity, NCI Thesaurus)

NOTE(S): If a study has study agents, presumably one or more of the StudyActivity will use the agent and have studyFocusedIndicator = "Y".

(Lead Study Agent, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

These two people are presumably dead, or we should have heard their story before now.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Complex organic molecules, those with six or more atoms including carbon, are some of the basic building blocks of molecules that are essential to life on Earth and – presumably – elsewhere in the universe.

(Stellar Embryos in Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Contain Surprisingly Complex Organic Molecules, National Radio Astronomy Observatory)

Presumably, then, the young man had one.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A benign, partly cystic, epithelial tumor of the sellar region, presumably derived from Rathke pouch epithelium.

(Craniopharyngioma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)

“The man who wrote it was presumably well to do,” I remarked, endeavouring to imitate my companion’s processes.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)