assumir

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assūmere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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

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

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan , from Latin assumere.

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Verb

assumir

  1. to assume (responsibility)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assūmere, with change of conjugation.

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Verb

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

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

Usage notes

  • Sometimes, the English verb 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. The verb's meaning has been affected by the erroneous translation, and it is, sometimes, used with the meaning of supor and presumir.

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