assume

assume
ə'sju:m
verb
1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) anta, gå ut fra
2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) påta (seg), overta
3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) sette opp, legge seg til
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- assumption
anta
verb \/əˈsjuːm\/, \/əˈsuːm\/
1) anta, ta for gitt , formode, forutsette
2) anta, få
• the fire assumed alarming proportions
ilden antok skremmende dimensjoner
3) (om holdning) innta
• she assumed an inflexible attitude
hun inntok en lite fleksibel holdning
4) ikle seg, anlegge
• he assumed an air of innocence
han anla en uskyldig mine
5) (om stilling) tiltre
6) (om ansvar, oppgave, forpliktelse) påta seg
7) (om makt) ta, tilrane seg, tiltvinge seg
assumed antatt, tatt for gitt påtatt
• he travelled under an assumed name
han reiste under falskt navn
(om makt) tilranet
assume somebody\/something to be something gå ut fra at noen\/noe er noe
• they assumed her to be innocent
de antok at hun var uskyldig
assuming that ... la oss anta at ..., hvis vi går ut fra at ...
• assuming that he arrives, what can he do?
hvis vi går ut fra at han kommer, hva kan han gjøre?

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