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assumir.

to assume (to take on a position or duty)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.suˈmi(ʁ)/Brazil[a.suˈmi(h)]Brazil/a.suˈmi(ʁ)/Brazil[a.suˈmi(h)]Brazil
  1. to assume (to take on a position or duty)

    ambitransitive
  2. to take responsibility (to blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault)

    transitive
  3. to take responsibility (to accept an obligation or liability)

    transitive
  4. to come out of the closet

    idiomatic · informal · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin assūmerelbor. Portuguese assumir Learned borrowing from Latin assūmere.

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