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asumir

asumir

Galician

Verb

asumir (first-person singular present asumo, first-person singular preterite asumín, past participle asumido)

  1. to assume, take on

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin assūmere, present active infinitive of assūmō, from ad- + sūmo.

Verb

asumir (first-person singular present asumo, first-person singular preterite asumí, past participle asumido)

  1. (of a duty or position) to assume, take on

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • Frequently mistaken by English speakers to mean "to suppose" or "to take as given", such as in the phrase "I assume that you know this". Asumir does not take this meaning in Spanish. For this usage in Spanish, the verb suponer ("to suppose") is used.

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