to hire / to take on
ahs-SOO-meh-reh
Irregular verb. Conjugated with 'avere': 'ha assunto'. Also means 'to take' (a medicine) or 'to assume' (a role).
L'azienda ha assunto venti nuovi tecnici.
The company hired twenty new technicians.
Vogliamo assumere una persona esperta in marketing.
We want to hire an experienced person in marketing.