assumir

Etymology
, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Verb

 * 1)  to assume (power, responsibility etc.)

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to assume (responsibility)

Etymology
, with change of conjugation.

Verb

 * 1) to assume (to take on a position or duty)
 * 2) to admit (one's faults)

Usage notes

 * Sometimes, the English verb, when the sense is "to suppose it is true", is erroneously translated into Portuguese as . Verbs carrying the correct sense according to the context include and . The verb's meaning has been affected by the erroneous translation, and it is, sometimes, used with the meaning of  and.