Meaning
to take on, assume
- to hire, employ
- to take, consume
In a sentence
Domani l'azienda vuole assumere due persone nuove.
Tomorrow the company wants to hire two new people.
Hai assunto questo farmaco dopo pranzo?
Did you take this medicine after lunch?
Non posso assumere altre responsabilità adesso.
I can't take on any more responsibilities right now.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| assumere | infinitive |
| assumiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| assumo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| assumete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assumi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assumono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assume | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assumevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assumevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assumevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assumevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assumevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assumeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assumemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| assunsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| assumeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| assumesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| assunsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| assunse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| assumeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| assumerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| assumerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| assumerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| assumeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| assumerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| assumiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| assuma | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| assumiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assuma | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assumano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assuma | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assumessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assumessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assumeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assumessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assumessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assumesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assumeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| assumerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| assumereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assumeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assumerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assumerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assumiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| assumete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| assumi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| assumendo | gerund |
| assunto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For hiring staff, assumere is standard; ingaggiare is more for performers, freelancers, or short-term roles.
- Use avere in compound tenses: ho assunto, not sono assunto, except assunto as an adjective meaning employed.
- As 'to take on' in a figurative sense, it often appears with responsibility, importance, or a role.
- past participle assunto