assumer
Meanings
Verb
1. embrace; accept; own (transitive)
2. assume (take on a role) (transitive)
3. take responsibility (pronominal)
4. synonym of présumer (“to assume; to presume”) (transitive, Anglicism)
Examples31
assumer ses erreurs
to embrace one's mistakes
assumer la responsabilité d’une chose
to take on responsibility for something
Un adolescent devient adulte lorsqu’il peut s’assumer.
A teenager becomes an adult when he can take responsibility.
Je dois assumer mes fautes.
I must take responsibility for my mistakes.
Emmanuel Macron assume son style.
Emmanuel Macron assumes his style.
Vous devez en assumer les conséquences.
You should abide by the consequences.