Information about the word assume (English → Esperanto: alpreni)

Synonyms: espouse, strike, accept

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/əˈs(j)uːm/
Hyphenationas·sume
Shavian alphabet𐑩𐑕𐑘𐑵𐑥, 𐑩𐑕𐑵𐑥
Deseret alphabet𐐰𐑅𐐭𐑋, 𐐯𐑅𐐮𐐭𐑋

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) assume(I) assumed
(thou) assumest(thou) assumedst
(he) assumes, assumeth(he) assumed
(we) assume(we) assumed
(you) assume(you) assumed
(they) assume(they) assumed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) assume (I) assumed
(thou) assume(thou) assumed
(he) assume(he) assumed
(we) assume(we) assumed
(you) assume(you) assumed
(they) assume(they) assumed
Imperative mood
assume
Participles
Present participlePast participle
assumingassumed

Usage samples

The timing for the president’s fury couldn’t be worse, considering the White House is heading into unchartered territory with Democrats assuming control of the House.
Klette had been on the run for almost 30 years when in February 2024 she was tracked down and arrested in a Berlin neighbourhood, where she had been living an apparently normal life for years under the assumed name Claudia Ivone.
To T’sais the scene began to assume meaning.

Translations

Afrikaansaanneem
Dutchaannemen
Esperantoalpreni
Frenchadopter