Asumir in Spanish: accept or suppose

A team can take responsibility, while a speaker can suppose something is true.

The idea

Asumir is a regular -ir verb. It can mean taking on a duty or accepting a proposition as true; asumir que introduces that proposition.

El equipo asumió la responsabilidad del retraso.The team accepted responsibility for the delay.
Asumo que la tienda abre a las nueve.I assume the shop opens at nine.
No debemos asumir que todos conocen la noticia.We must not assume that everyone knows the news.
Ella asumirá los gastos de la reparación.She will take on the repair costs.
La asociación asumió la gestión del jardín.The association took over management of the garden.
¿Asumes el riesgo de cambiar de ruta?Are you accepting the risk of changing route?

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Do not confuse accepting a cost with proving a fact: an assumption may be wrong.

Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la coordinación. (asumo / asumen)
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asumo
Asumo agrees with the first-person singular subject.
Choose the correct form: Ayer ellos ___ el coste. (asumieron / asume)
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asumieron
Asumieron places the plural subject’s action in the past.
Choose the correct form: No podemos ___ que vendrán. (asumir / asumimos)
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asumir
Asumir follows the conjugated verb in this construction.

Write an original sentence about a responsibility you take on or a fact you suppose.