devolve upon

dɪˈvɑːlv əˈpɑːn

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Definition of devolve upon - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

inheritance

Rare

pass rights or property to someone by law

Rare

The estate will devolve upon the eldest son.

bequeath

convey

transfer

responsibility

Rare

transfer duties or responsibilities to someone else

Rare

The tasks devolve upon the new manager after the meeting.

assign

delegate

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Expressions with devolve

devolve on

to pass responsibility to someone else

The task will devolve on the new manager.

Examples of devolve upon in a sentence

The title devolved upon him by the will of his father.
Responsibilities devolve upon the assistant during her absence.
After the resignation, duties devolve upon the deputy director.

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French:transmettre, incomber, ...
German:übergehen, delegieren, ...
Italian:devolvere, passare a, ...
Spanish:pasar a, recaer, ...
Portuguese:transferir, transferir responsabilidades, ...
Chinese:依法转移, 移交给, ...
Japanese:譲渡する, 委ねる, ...
Arabic:آلَ إلى, تؤول إلى, ...
Hebrew:לְהֵעָבֵר, לְהַעֲבִיר אַחֲרָיוּת, ...
Russian:переходить, возлагать, ...
Ukrainian:передати за законом, переходити, ...
Hindi:सौंपना, जिम्मेदारी देना, ...
Bengali:আইন দ্বারা হস্তান্তরিত করা, হস্তান্তরিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:devolucionar a, delegar, ...
Czech:připadnout, být přenesen na, ...
Danish:overgå til, overdrage, ...
Dutch:overgaan op, overdragen aan, ...
Greek:μεταβιβάζω, αναθέτω, ...
Hungarian:szállni, átruházni, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទេរសិទ្ធិ ឬទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិតាមច្បាប់ទៅឲ្យ, ផ្ទេរបន្ទុកឲ្យ, ...
Korean:상속되다, 넘기다, ...
Persian:منتقل شد, محول شد, ...
Polish:przekazać, przechodzić na, ...
Portuguese (BR):transferir, transferir responsabilidades, ...
Romanian:a reveni, a transfera responsabilități, ...
Swedish:tillfalla, överlämna till, ...
Thai:ตกทอด, โอนให้กับ, ...
Turkish:intikal etmek, devretmek, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển giao cho, giao phó, ...

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