take on — to accept a responsibility, job, or task
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to accept a responsibility, job, or task
Pronunciation (IPA): /teɪk ɑːn/
Example Sentences
- My cat has decided to take on the role of alarm clock, waking me up at 5 AM every day.
- The startup took on three new interns who spent most of their time arguing about coffee brands.
- Are you really going to take on the school bully with nothing but a lunchbox?
take on
VERB[/teɪk ɑːn/]
to accept a responsibility, job, or task
She decided to take on the extra project despite her packed schedule.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'tacan' (to grasp) combined with 'on', literally meaning to grasp something and place it onto oneself, evolving into 'to accept a burden or task'.
Breakdown
take (to grasp/seize) + on (onto oneself, indicating addition)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat has decided to take on the role of alarm clock, waking me up at 5 AM every day.”
“The startup took on three new interns who spent most of their time arguing about coffee brands.”
“Are you really going to take on the school bully with nothing but a lunchbox?”
“After the storm, the old fishing boat began to take on water dangerously fast.”
“She took on so many extra shifts that her coworkers started calling her 'the human robot'.”
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