French Conversation · Level 76
59 words
French word
assumer
Pronunciation
IPA/asyme/
Meaning
- verbtake responsibility for
Example
Il assume ses erreurs.
He takes responsibility for his mistakes.
More examples
Elle assume les conséquences de sa décision.
She accepts the consequences of her decision.
Core concept
A person stands behind a fault, choice, or situation and deals with its consequences.
Common phrases
assumer ses responsabilités
shoulder one's responsibilities
assumer les conséquences
accept the consequences
assumer un rôle
take on a role
Similar words
prendre ses responsabilités: Take on duties or responsibilities and carry them out.
reconnaître: Clearly acknowledge a fact or an action.
se charger de: Personally take charge of handling a task or problem.
réparer: Take action to make amends for damage or a mistake.
Definition in French
Prendre en charge la responsabilité liée à une faute, une décision ou une situation et en répondre.
Word origin
French assumer comes from Latin assumere, meaning 'to take up', through Old French, with its responsibility sense developing from the idea of taking something on.
Usage tips
- French assumer usually means 'take responsibility for' rather than the common English sense of 'suppose' or 'presume'.
Other meanings
- take onverb
- acceptverb
Opposites
- se dérobershirkverb
- esquiverevadeverb
Related words
- assuméacceptedadjective