took on

verb

Definition of took onnext
past tense 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 employed
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 took on
  1. faced
  2. employed
  3. borrowed
  4. encountered
  5. hired
  6. adopted
  7. engaged
Verb
  • However, the deal has faced stiff bipartisan political opposition since the day it was announced.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Honor the men who faced, fought and won this momentous battle.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of faced
Verb
  • In the food industry, detailed market transaction data is employed to inform suppliers what to sell, stock and distribute.
    Virgil Bretz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of employed
Verb
  • Three years later, Stack borrowed another $60 million from GE Capital, this time to buy out his investors.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The brothers learned as teenagers that their father had borrowed money through a federal program to drill for wells, and wound up $4 million in debt, including interest, when the wells failed, with the land pledged as collateral.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of borrowed
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  • Tribune readers first encountered him in the mid-1980s when his name began to appear in this paper’s Travel section.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Netflix, however, encountered technical issues that resulted in buffering during the match.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of encountered
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  • McCarthy was hired two days later.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Like Vrabel, Gruden and Rivera can interview in person immediately and get hired once a team completes the Rooney Rule requirements.
    Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of hired
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  • From the start, the duo adopted an iterative design process, relying on small, focused experiments to shape their platform.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With details being finalized and legislation being adopted, a lot has been happening.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of adopted
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  • Related Articles Gomez, who is currently engaged to producer and music artist Benny Blanco, finished her matrimonial look with her marquis diamond engagement ring, which is estimated to have cost around $200,000, according to the diamond experts from United Kingdom retailer Steven Stone.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Audi explained that the user could view virtual static content that would become interactive when the driver or passenger engaged using gestures.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of engaged
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