to assume
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3.7
- verb
- /əˈsuːm/
- Specialized
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asumir
- The United States eventually assumed the responsibilities of primacy after World War II.
- assume responsibility
- assume an obligation
- assume the cost
But whenever I build a new toy tool, I assume the cost.
- But whenever I build a new toy tool, I assume the cost.
- Why would they want to assume a share of that debt?
- And furthermore, I'm going to assume anything that's wrong with this order is my fault, not yours.
- So there's no money coming in, and they've got to leave their pieces there, and they have to assume any risks.
- Because what you could do is go to court and try to deem the the parents as unfit and that you should assume guardianship of that child.
- And the children were taught how to manage conflicts and how to assume some responsibility for them.
- But I had to assume payments for this house from my mom's house because my dad died.
Examples
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Yes, and I'll assume full responsibility for getting him back.
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And the children were taught how to manage conflicts and how to assume some responsibility for them.
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Why would they want to assume a share of that debt?
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So every person must assume responsibility for his or her decision to vote or not to vote.
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And I shall be only too glad to assume responsibility for my son.
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So, Amazon has got to assume... the full cost of the loss.
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Your mother does not always assume responsibilities the way she should.
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To take positive steps to teach young people to assume the responsibilities of good citizenship.
Academic text (1992) -
In addition to securing frontier justice for their fallen kinsman, the Manning family quickly assumed responsibility for his children.
Academic text (2011) -
He decided to assume responsibility for the project's completion when no one else volunteered.
Synonyms
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3.9
To accept something difficult or unpleasant
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2.5
To agree to pay someone else's bills or debts
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3.7
Agree to pay another person's debts or bills
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Etymology
Assume comes from Latin ad- 'to' and sumere 'to take', so to assume a debt or responsibility is to 'take' it on as your own.