🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Asumir

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-su-mir

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Auf sich nehmen/aʊf zɪç ˈneːmən/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Decidió asumir el proyecto a pesar de los desafíos."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To take upon oneself; to assume responsibility for something.

    "She decided to auf sich nehmen the project despite the challenges."
  2. 2

    To bear or endure a burden or obligation.

    "He had to auf sich nehmen the consequences of his actions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'auf sich nehmen' is derived from German, where 'auf' means 'on' or 'upon', 'sich' is a reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', and 'nehmen' means 'to take'. The phrase has evolved to express the act of taking on responsibility or burden, reflecting a shift in usage from a literal to a more abstract sense of personal obligation.

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