übernehmen
Sentences
Es ist an der Zeit , Verantwortung zu übernehmen und ethisch und moralisch zu handeln .
It is time to take responsibility and act ethically and morally.
Meaning
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else)
- (class-4, reflexive, strong) to take on more than one can handle/master; to overexert oneself
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to assume, to accept (responsibility, liability, etc.)
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to take, to accept (a job, a position, etc.)
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to copy, to adopt
Concepts
take it
be responsible for
take over by transfer
take upon
Synonyms
auf sich nehmen
rezipieren
verantwortlich sein
sich bemächtigen
sich betrinken
hereinnehmen
in die Hand nehmen
zuständig sein
Aufsicht führen
zu viel sein
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌʔyːbɐˈneːmən/
Etymology
über- + nehmen
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