🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Assumere la responsabilità

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Assumere la responsabilità

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Assume Responsibility/əˈsjuːm rɪˈspɒnsəˌbɪlɪti/
verb phraseCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Dopo il fallimento, ha dovuto assumere la responsabilità."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb phrase
  1. 1

    To take on the duty or obligation for something, often implying accountability for the outcomes.

    "After the project failed, she had to assume responsibility for the mistakes made."
  2. 2

    To accept the consequences of one's actions or decisions.

    "He was willing to assume responsibility for the team's performance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'assume responsibility' combines the verb 'assume,' derived from the Latin 'assumere,' meaning 'to take up,' and 'responsibility,' which comes from the Latin 'responsabilis,' meaning 'able to respond.' The phrase evolved in English to denote the act of accepting accountability for actions or decisions.

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