assumere
to hire
verb ahs-SOO-meh-reh Common
Origin: Latin assumere (to take up), from ad- + sumere
Also means
to assume, to take on
Usage Note
Assumere is irregular: present assumo; past participle assunto (not assumuto); auxiliary avere. In HR contexts assumere means 'to hire/recruit': l'azienda ha assunto dieci persone ('the company hired ten people'). It also means 'to assume (a role or responsibility)' or 'to take (medication)': assumere una pillola ('to take a pill'). The noun assunzione covers both hiring and the taking of a substance.
Examples
"L'azienda ha assunto nuovi dipendenti."
Natural Translation
The company has hired new employees.
Literal Translation
The company has assumed new employees.
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