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assumere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
  • hire verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.
  • muster verb To gather or summon up, especially strength, courage, or support.
  • poach verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.

Senses

assumere is used for these senses in English:

  • assume To take on a position, duty or form
  • hire (transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
  • muster (transitive, US) To enroll (into service). [from 19th c.]
  • poach (business, ambitransitive) To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.
  • take on (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
  • take on (idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.
  • take over To adopt a further responsibility or duty.

assume — full definition

  1. verb To accept something as true without proof.
  2. verb To take on a role, responsibility, or form.

hire — full definition

  1. verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.
  2. verb To pay to use something temporarily, such as a car or a venue (mainly British usage).
  3. noun A person who has recently been employed, especially as part of a group of new employees.
  4. noun Payment made for the temporary use of something.
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