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αναλάβω
to take on / undertake /a.na.ˈla.vo/
verbC1#3970 most common
Also: to take over (a role or position), to assume (responsibility), to recover (regain health)
Example sentences
Θα αναλάβω εγώ τα παιδιά σήμερα.
I will take care of the kids today.
Ο πατέρας μου θέλει να αναλάβω την επιχείρηση.
My father wants me to take over the business.
Μετά την παραίτησή του, κάποιος πρέπει να αναλάβει τη θέση του.
After his resignation, someone must take over his position.
Οι γιατροί είπαν ότι θα αναλάβει γρήγορα μετά την εγχείρηση.
The doctors said he would recover quickly after the surgery.
Η κυβέρνηση ανέλαβε την ευθύνη για την καθυστέρηση στα έργα υποδομής.
The government took responsibility for the delay in the infrastructure projects.
Αν αναλάβετε από κοινού τον συντονισμό του προγράμματος, θα μειωθεί σημαντικά ο φόρτος εργασίας καθενός.
If you jointly take on the coordination of the program, each person's workload will drop significantly.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | αναλαμβάνω | ανέλαβα | θα αναλάβω |
| 2sg | αναλαμβάνεις | ανέλαβες | θα αναλάβεις |
| 3sg | αναλαμβάνει | ανέλαβε | θα αναλάβει |
| 1pl | αναλαμβάνουμε | αναλάβαμε | θα αναλάβουμε |
| 2pl | αναλαμβάνετε | αναλάβατε | θα αναλάβετε |
| 3pl | αναλαμβάνουν | ανέλαβαν | θα αναλάβουν |
Word family
λαμβάνωto take, receive
ανάληψηwithdrawal (of money); assumption of duty; Ascension
παραλαμβάνωto receive, pick up
ανειλημμένοςundertaken, assumed as an obligation
λήψηtaking, receptionEtymology
The word is built from the prefix ανά- (up, back, again) attached to λαμβάνω (to take, receive). αναλάβω is the perfective non-past stem, used after θα or να to mean 'I will take on' or 'so that I take on'. Ancient Greek already had ἀναλαμβάνω with the same core sense of taking something up or resuming it. The deeper origin of λαμβάνω itself is disputed; many linguists treat it as pre-Greek rather than tracing it to a secure Indo-European root.
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