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Devolve on Meaning in English

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Definition

If a responsibility, duty, or right devolves on someone, it is passed or transferred to them, especially officially or as a result of someone else being unable or unavailable to do it.

Usage & Nuances

'Devolve on' is a formal/legal phrase; used mainly for duties, rights, or obligations passed on due to law, inheritance, or official reasons. Common in written, especially legal, contexts. Not used for casual daily tasks. Often followed by 'someone' or a group.

Spanish: recaer en - transferirse aPortuguese (BR): recair sobre - transferir paraPortuguese (PT): recair sobre - transferir paraChinese (Simplified): 由...承担 - 转交给Chinese (Traditional): 由...承擔 - 轉交給Hindi: पर निर्भर होना - सौंपा जानाArabic: يُسْنَد إلى - تنتقل إلىBengali: ভার করে দেওয়া - অর্পিত হওয়াRussian: перейти (к) - возлагаться (на)Japanese: 引き継がれる - 移るVietnamese: chuyển giao cho - giao lại choKorean: 넘겨지다 - 이관되다Turkish: devretmekUrdu: منتقل ہوناIndonesian: beralih kepada - diserahkan kepada

Example Sentences

If anything happens to the current director, decision-making will devolve on the board.

natural

It’s possible that the job of organizing the event will devolve on you if no one else volunteers.

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All legal authority will devolve on the government once the contract ends.

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When the manager resigned, his responsibilities devolved on his assistant.

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After her father died, all property devolved on her.

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Responsibility for the project will devolve on the new team leader.

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