| take on | If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval. "Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine...", "He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting her...", "The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself." | en | en |
| take on | accept (responsibility); hire somebody; occupy, cause to work; deal with; (Informal) get upset, overreact, become very upset; (Slang) eat | en | (fiil) | en |
| take on | If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it. No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job | en | en |
| take on | If something takes on a new appearance or quality, it develops that appearance or quality. Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity. = assume | en | en |
| take on | If a vehicle such as a bus or ship takes on passengers, goods, or fuel, it stops in order to allow them to get on or to be loaded on. This is a brief stop to take on passengers and water | en | en |
| take on | If you take someone on, you employ them to do a job. He's spoken to a publishing firm. They're going to take him on The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers | en | en |
| take on | If you take someone on, you fight them or compete against them, especially when they are bigger or more powerful than you are. Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high I knew I couldn't take him on | en | en |
| take on | If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval. Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting her The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself | en | en |
| take on | take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" | en | en |
| take on | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" | en | en |
| take on | accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" | en | en |
| take on | admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" | en | en |
| take on | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" | en | en |
| take someone up on | accept a challenge or bet from someone | en | (fiil) | en |
