0 present participle of assume --
1 to accept something to be true without question or proof: --
2 to pretend to have a different name or be someone you are not, or to express a feeling falsely: --
During the investigation, two detectives assumed the identities of antiques dealers.
He assumed a look of indifference but I knew how he felt.
3 to take or begin to have responsibility or control, sometimes without the right to do so, or to begin to have a characteristic: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.