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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[ English

[ Pronunciation

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[ Etymology

From Latin assumere (ad- + sumere).

[ Verb

Infinitive to assume

Third person singular assumes

Simple past assumed

Past participle assumed

Present participle assuming

to assume (third-person singular simple present assumes, present participle assuming, simple past and past participle assumed)

1. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
2. To take on a position or duty.
3. To adopt an idea or cause.

[ Related terms

• assumption
• assumptive

[ Translations

authenticate by means of belief

Finnish: olettaa fi(fi) French: assumer fr(fr) German: annehmen de(de) Italian: presupporre it(it), ritenere it(it)

Japanese: 仮定する (かていする, kateisuru) Portuguese: supor pt(pt) Spanish: suponer es(es)

take on a position

French: assumer fr(fr) German: annehmen, aufnehmen, einnehmen Japanese: 負う (おう, ou), 引き受ける(ひきうける, hikiukeru)

Portuguese: assumir pt(pt) Spanish: asumir es(es)

adopt an idea

French: assumer fr(fr) German: annehmen de(de)

Portuguese: admitir pt(pt) Spanish: asumir es(es)

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[ Italian

[ Verb

assume

1. Third-person singular present tense of assumere.