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—
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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 DefoeExamples 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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The technology has evolved to take on more tasks, including application performance monitoring and security - encroaching on these spaces and sometimes integrating with the technologies.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
What is your take on the dramatic rise, and will Blues ownership continue spending to the cap?
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 17 June 2025
The team even compiled a book of pictures taken on that trip, which could easily be published as a photographic essay on the secluded, off-track destinations scattered throughout Italy.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Politico’s take on the format offers longer conversations that don’t have to be broken up in the same way the predecessor shows are.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 June 2025
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Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
What is your take on the dramatic rise, and will Blues ownership continue spending to the cap?
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 17 June 2025
The team even compiled a book of pictures taken on that trip, which could easily be published as a photographic essay on the secluded, off-track destinations scattered throughout Italy.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Politico’s take on the format offers longer conversations that don’t have to be broken up in the same way the predecessor shows are.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 June 2025
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20on. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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