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—
W. T. LeViness
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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 Miami Dolphins take on the Detroit Lions at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
—Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The Las Vegas Aces (19-14) make the short trip to Arizona to take on the Phoenix Mercury (19-12) at PHX Arena on Friday night in a pivotal matchup for WNBA playoff seeding.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
In defense of the July 25 order to close the camp, Merkley had said that Streets to Home Indy wasn't prepared to take on a site as large as Leonard Street, where more than two dozen tents sat as of late July.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, before euthanizing the dog, the South Carolina shelter reached out to Ollie's to see if the rescue could take on Axel's case.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The Las Vegas Aces (19-14) make the short trip to Arizona to take on the Phoenix Mercury (19-12) at PHX Arena on Friday night in a pivotal matchup for WNBA playoff seeding.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
In defense of the July 25 order to close the camp, Merkley had said that Streets to Home Indy wasn't prepared to take on a site as large as Leonard Street, where more than two dozen tents sat as of late July.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, before euthanizing the dog, the South Carolina shelter reached out to Ollie's to see if the rescue could take on Axel's case.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20on. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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