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αναλαμβάνω
to undertake / take on /a.na.lamˈva.no/
verbA2#546 most common
Also: to assume (a role, duties), to take responsibility for, to recover (from illness)
Example sentences
Αναλαμβάνω τη δουλειά.
I'm taking on the job.
Ο Γιάννης αναλαμβάνει τα καθήκοντά του αύριο.
John assumes his duties tomorrow.
Η κυβέρνηση ανέλαβε την ευθύνη για το πρόβλημα.
The government took responsibility for the problem.
Μετά την ασθένεια, χρειάστηκε καιρός για να αναλάβει πλήρως.
After the illness, it took time for him to fully recover.
Η εταιρεία θα αναλάβει το κόστος της μετακόμισης των υπαλλήλων της.
The company will cover the cost of relocating its employees.
Ανέλαβε εθελοντικά τον συντονισμό της επιχείρησης διάσωσης, παρά τους κινδύνους που ενείχε.
He voluntarily took on the coordination of the rescue operation, despite the risks it carried.
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
ανάληψηundertaking; withdrawal (of money); Ascension
περίληψηsummary
σύλληψηarrest; conceptionαντίληψηperception, understandingEtymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek ἀναλαμβάνω, built from the prefix ἀνά ('up', 'back') and λαμβάνω ('to take'). The base sense is 'to take up' or 'to pick up', which extended over time to cover taking on a duty, a role, or a cost, and, in medical use, to picking oneself back up after illness. The root of λαμβάνω itself has no secure Indo-European etymology; Beekes treats it as likely of Pre-Greek origin.
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