Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assume the position

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: as-sume the -po-si-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to assume a given position.

verb

To turn away, with one's hands in a visible and unmovable position, so that one can be searched.

American usage

verb

Often used as an order to bend over, for example, to receive the traditional corporal punishment in a case of misbehaviour.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Now in this case, if the suspended bar were acted upon solely by the north pole of the magnet, it would assume the position AB"
"President Clinton's nominee to assume the position of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior […]"
"A day or two later we took down another seller and this time the rookie performs the search. Assume the position! he tells the guy. So the guy leans against the side of the car."

Usage

American usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

assumes the position (present, singular) assuming the position (participle, present) assumed the position (participle, past) assumed the position (past)

Questions

What does assume the position mean?: Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to assume a given position.

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