taken on

verb

Definition of taken onnext
past participle of take on
1
as in faced
to enter into contest or conflict with will take on his chief opponent in the next political debate

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2
as in placed
to provide with a paying job decided to take her on as store manager

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3
as in borrowed
to take for one's own use (something originated by another) recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken on
  1. faced
  2. placed
  3. borrowed
  4. hired
  5. adopted
  6. engaged
  7. encountered
  8. employed
Verb
  • UnitedHealthcare has faced backlash for using artificial intelligence to review claims and issue denials.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Corporations have been faced with how to demonstrate compliance; a budgetary spend on something difficult to associate with incremental profit.
    Steve Tengler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of faced
Verb
  • The arrests took place just one day since the two have been placed under a travel ban.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That would’ve placed the ball inside the Packers’ 10-yard line.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of placed
Verb
  • With borrowing, an individual is seeking near-term access to resources from a lender who is willing to give up resource access in the near term in return for greater access (money borrowed plus interest) in the future.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the money borrowed by the government to spend on its citizens, actually comes from them and to them the debt is an asset, on which they get paid interest.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of borrowed
Verb
  • Last month, he was hired to help Paxton’s office with a state lawsuit against three major investment firms.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After firing Todd Bowles in 2018, the Jets hired Adam Gase as their coach.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hired
Verb
  • One hurdle for many software providers can be the pace of deploying automation because updates need to be tested and evaluated, which can impact how quickly automation is adopted.
    Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • These options keep top talent engaged while fulfilling their career aspirations.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Good Fortune, my last one, was being in a serious relationship, and getting engaged, and married, and taking those next steps of being an out person, or dealing with that taste of adulthood.
    Them, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • Obama also encountered multiple roadblocks in selecting a commerce secretary.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Even the safest and most careful among us have encountered fraudsters.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of encountered
Verb
  • In 2007, Doe said he was employed at the private security firm that was hired to work the party.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • According to his lawsuit, Doe was employed by a private security firm in 2007, when he was asked to work at one of Combs’ White Parties at the producer’s estate in East Hampton, New York.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of employed
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taken off (from)

taken on

taken one's time

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