übernehmen

Meaning

1. (class-4,strong,transitive) to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else)
2. (class-4,reflexive,strong) to take on more than one can handle/master; to overexert oneself
3. (class-4,strong,transitive) to assume, to accept (responsibility, liability, etc.)
4. (class-4,strong,transitive) to take, to accept (a job, a position, etc.)
5. (class-4,strong,transitive) to copy, to adopt

Concepts

adopt

take over

inherit

undertake

take on

assume

accede

succeed

take up

defray

take

absorb

assimilate

co-opt

undertaken

hand over

capture

commandeer

hijack

occupy

usurp

receive

take over by transfer

purchase

be responsible for

contract

guarantee

take upon

overtake

carry

pick up

stand in

borrow

claim

take it

accept

disburse

pay

Hyphenated as

über‧neh‧men

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌʔyːbɐˈneːmən/

Etymology

über- + nehmen