-
1 assume
ə'sju:m1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) anta, gå ut fra2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) påta (seg), overta3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) sette opp, legge seg til•- assumed- assumptionantaverb \/əˈsjuːm\/, \/əˈsuːm\/1) anta, ta for gitt, formode, forutsette2) anta, få3) ( om holdning) innta4) ikle seg, anlegge5) ( om stilling) tiltre6) (om ansvar, oppgave, forpliktelse) påta seg7) ( om makt) ta, tilrane seg, tiltvinge segassumed antatt, tatt for gitt påtatt( om makt) tilranetassume somebody\/something to be something gå ut fra at noen\/noe er noeassuming that... la oss anta at..., hvis vi går ut fra at...• assuming that he arrives, what can he do?hvis vi går ut fra at han kommer, hva kan han gjøre?
См. также в других словарях:
assume — as|sume W1S1 [əˈsju:m US əˈsu:m] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: assumere, from ad to + sumere to take ] 1.) to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof = ↑presume assume (that) ▪ I didn t see your car, so I… … Dictionary of contemporary English
assume — verb 1) I assumed he wanted me to keep the book Syn: presume, suppose, take it (as given), take for granted, take as read, conjecture, surmise, conclude, deduce, infer, reckon, reason, think, fancy, believe, understand, gath … Thesaurus of popular words
assume — verb 1) I assumed he wanted me to keep the book Syn: presume, suppose, take it (as given), take for granted, take as read, conclude, infer, think, fancy, believe, understand, gather; N.Amer. figure 2) he assumed a Southern accent … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
responsibility — re‧spon‧si‧bil‧i‧ty [rɪˌspɒnsˈbɪlti ǁ rɪˌspɑːn ] noun 1. [uncountable] when someone is officially in charge of something and has to make decisions about it: responsibility for • In his new post, he will assume responsibility for all the company … Financial and business terms
assume — as·sume vt as·sumed, as·sum·ing 1: to voluntarily take upon oneself assume a risk 2: to take over (the debts or obligations of another) as one s own assume a mortgage Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
assume — UK US /əˈsjuːm/ verb [T] ► to begin to take control of something: assume control/office/a role »Europe has assumed a leadership role in the prevention of future global crises. assume responsibility for sth »The FSA said mortgages would not be… … Financial and business terms
assume responsibility — index conduct, guarantee, operate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
assume responsibility for — index avouch (guarantee) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
assume — ► VERB 1) accept as true without proof. 2) take (responsibility or control). 3) begin to have (a quality, appearance, or extent). 4) pretend to have; adopt falsely. ORIGIN Latin assumere, from sumere take … English terms dictionary
responsibility — n. accountability obligation 1) to accept, assume, shoulder, take, take on (a) responsibility 2) to bear, exercise; share (the) responsibility 3) to dodge, evade, shirk responsibility 4) an awesome; clear; grave, great, heavy, terrible (colloq.)… … Combinatory dictionary
responsibility */*/*/ — UK [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ] / US [rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətɪ] noun Word forms responsibility : singular responsibility plural responsibilities Get it right: responsibility: Notice the spelling of responsibility, which is spelled with an i , not an a : Wrong:… … English dictionary