Presumably

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /pɹɪˈzjuːmÉ™bli/
• US IPA: /pɹɪˈzuːmÉ™bli/

Alternative forms

• præsumably archaic

Origin

presume + -ably

Full definition of presumably

Adverb

1. Able to be sensibly presumed.
   Presumably, he will attend the opening.
• 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stmCapello made a change on the hour which was presumably enforced by injury as the excellent Young was replaced by Stewart Downing.
• 2013-08-03, The machine of a new soulYet this is the level of neural organisation that does the actual thinking—and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness.

Synonyms

• (able to be presumed) presumptively