take on
verb
took on; taken on; taking on; takes on
1
a
: to begin to perform or deal with : undertake
took on new responsibilities
b
: to contend with as an opponent
took on the neighborhood bully
3
a
: to assume or acquire as or as if one's own
the city's plaza takes on a carnival air—
W. T. LeViness
W. T. LeViness
b
: to have as a mathematical domain or range
what values does the function take on
: to show one's feelings especially of grief or anger in a demonstrative way
she cried, and took on like a distracted body—Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe
Examples of take on in a Sentence
will take on his chief opponent in the next political debate
decided to take her on as store manager
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The San Francisco 49ers take on the Seattle Seahawks at 1:05 p.m. PDT on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Lead assistant coach David Adelman took on head coaching duties for the Nuggets in New Orleans, where the court was painted blue for their first NBA Cup game.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Former tech executive Jeff Lawson took on the name Global Tetrahedron for his real company that acquired The Onion from G/O Media in April.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20on. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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