assumiu

Assumiu is the third-person singular preterite (simple past) form of the Portuguese verb assumir. The basic meaning of assumir is to take on, accept, adopt, or undertake something, such as a responsibility, role, position, or stance. In use, assumir can refer to taking responsibility for an action (“assumiu a responsabilidade”) or taking on a role or task (“assumiu o cargo de diretor”), as well as adopting a belief, policy, or attitude (“assumiu uma posição mais firme”). The sense can also extend to “assume” in the sense of pretending or adopting a false identity, though this is more commonly expressed with other constructions.

Grammatical notes: Assumiu is the standard form for a third-person singular subject in the past. Other forms of the same verb include eu assumi, tu assumiste (Portugal often uses tu), ele/ela assumiu, nós assumimos, vós assumistes (Portugal), eles/elas assumiram. In Brazilian Portuguese, the second-person singular forms are more commonly expressed as ele/ela assumiu, with informal you correspondents generally using ele/ela or vocês, depending on region.

Etymology and related terms: Assumir comes from Latin assumere, from ad- “toward” + sumere “to take.” Related nouns include assunção or assunção de responsabilidades, and the gerund or participle forms such as assumindo or assumido. Common collocations include assumir a liderança, assumir compromissos, assumir riscos, and assumir posiçōes.

See also: assumir, assunção, assumir responsabilidade, assumir posição.