take on

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verb

1. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect (Freq. 10)
- 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
• Syn:
assume, acquire, adopt, take
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
re-assume
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities (Freq. 6)
- When will the new President assume office?
• Syn:
assume, adopt, take over
• Derivationally related forms:
assumption (for: assume)
• Hypernyms:
take office
• Hyponyms:
resume
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. accept as a challenge (Freq. 2)
- I'll tackle this difficult task
• Syn:
undertake, tackle
• Hypernyms:
confront, face up, face
• Hyponyms:
rise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle (Freq. 1)
- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
- Charlie likes to play Mary
• Syn:
meet, encounter, play
• Derivationally related forms:
play (for: play), playing (for: play), encounter (for: encounter), meet (for: meet)
• Hyponyms:
confront, face, replay
• Verb Group:
play
• Entailment:
compete, vie, contend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. admit into a group or community (Freq. 1)
- accept students for graduate study
- We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
• Syn:
accept, admit, take
• Hypernyms:
accept, take, have
• Hyponyms:
profess
• Verb Group:
admit, let in, include
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot take on Sue