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assumir

assumir

Catalan

Verb

assumir (first-person singular present assumeixo, past participle assumit)

  1. (transitive) to assume (power, responsibility etc.)

Conjugation

Related terms

  • assumible
  • assumpció

Occitan

Etymology

Latin assumere

Verb

assumir

  1. to assume (responsibility)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Portuguese

Etymology

Latin assumere

Verb

assumir (first-person singular present indicative assumo, past participle assumido)

  1. to assume (to take on a position or duty)
  2. to admit (one's faults)

Conjugation

Usage notes

Sometimes, the English verb to assume, when the sense is "to suppose it is true", is erroneously translated into Portuguese as assumir. Verbs carrying the correct sense according to the context include presumir and supor.