занимать — meaning in English

English meaning

• assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
• borrow verb To take or receive something temporarily, intending to give it back.
• concern noun A feeling of worry about something.
• consume verb To eat or drink something.
• inhabit verb To live in a place.
• lend verb To let someone use something of yours for a while, on the understanding they will give it back.
• occupy verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
• take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

занимать is used for these senses in English:

• assume To take on a position, duty or form
• borrow (arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.
• concern (transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
• consume (transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
• inhabit (transitive) To be present in.
• lend (transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
• occupy (military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
• take (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).

assume — full definition

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

borrow — full definition

1. verb To take or receive something temporarily, intending to give it back.
2. verb To adopt an idea, word, or style from somewhere else and use it as your own.

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