take on

/teɪk ɑn/

/teɪk ɒn/

Other forms: taken on; took on; taking on; takes on

Definitions of take on

1. verb

   take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
   synonyms: adopt, assume, take over

   types:

   resume

   assume anew

   type of:

   take office

   assume an office, duty, or title
2. verb

   accept as a challenge
   synonyms: tackle, undertake

   types:

   rise

   exert oneself to meet a challenge

   type of:

   confront, face, face up

   deal with (something unpleasant) head on
3. verb

   contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
   synonyms: encounter, meet, play

   play

   participate in games or sport

   play

   employ in a game or in a specific position

   play

   use or move

   play

   shoot or hit in a particular manner

   types:

   confront, face

   oppose, as in hostility or a competition

   replay

   repeat a game against the same opponent

   breast, front

   confront bodily

   take the bull by the horns

   face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it

   match, oppose, pit, play off

   set into opposition or rivalry
4. verb

   admit into a group or community
   synonyms: accept, admit, take

   admit, include, let in

   allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of

   types:

   profess

   receive into a religious order or congregation

   type of:

   accept, have, take

   receive willingly something given or offered
5. verb

   take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
   synonyms: acquire, adopt, assume, take

   types:

   re-assume

   take on again, as after a time lapse

   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature