1
2
as in employs
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in borrows
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of takes on
The winner of that game takes on the winner of a match between Canada and South Africa on July 4 in Houston.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2026
Lola Vice will put her NXT Women’s Championship on the line against Kendal Grey, Myles Borne will defend the NXT North American Championship against Tavion Heights, Wren Sinclair will face a challenger for the WWE Women’s Speed Championship and Saquon Shugars takes on Dion Lennox.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Since launching in 2022, Twisted Greek has become a favorite at Southwest Ohio food festivals for its twisted takes on traditional Greek cuisine.
—
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Fast-forward to today, as Arabian humpback whales navigate between sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Beston’s prescient quote takes on new resonance.
—
The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Twenty-seven-year-old Malia and 25-year-old Sasha were on hand for the special day wearing two takes on formal fashion.
—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Now, Cage takes on his first leading television role in Prime Video’s Spider-Noir.
—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Nonalcoholic takes on the concept include the fruity Tarte Tatin Zero, a blend of caramel, rectified (or redistilled) apple juice, tonka, and vanilla foam, and the zippy Terminal Zero, crafted with agave syrup, lemon, mustard, and peppermint kombucha.
—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2026
Lola Vice will put her NXT Women’s Championship on the line against Kendal Grey, Myles Borne will defend the NXT North American Championship against Tavion Heights, Wren Sinclair will face a challenger for the WWE Women’s Speed Championship and Saquon Shugars takes on Dion Lennox.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Since launching in 2022, Twisted Greek has become a favorite at Southwest Ohio food festivals for its twisted takes on traditional Greek cuisine.
—
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Fast-forward to today, as Arabian humpback whales navigate between sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Beston’s prescient quote takes on new resonance.
—
The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Twenty-seven-year-old Malia and 25-year-old Sasha were on hand for the special day wearing two takes on formal fashion.
—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Now, Cage takes on his first leading television role in Prime Video’s Spider-Noir.
—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Nonalcoholic takes on the concept include the fruity Tarte Tatin Zero, a blend of caramel, rectified (or redistilled) apple juice, tonka, and vanilla foam, and the zippy Terminal Zero, crafted with agave syrup, lemon, mustard, and peppermint kombucha.
—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takes on
Verb
-
But the technology still faces hurdles, experts said, and labor groups including the Teamsters are raising alarms over safety and availability of jobs.
-
Balogun is expected to join today’s lineup as the team faces Australia at Seattle Stadium this afternoon.
Verb
-
Matcha House now employs about 10 part-time workers, and Yeung no longer needs to be behind the counter every day.
-
The company now employs more than 1,600 staff members and works with an additional network of freelance creators and production partners.
Verb
-
Its cuff interlaces rose gold with blue-green baguette-cut tourmalines, while its necklace borrows rose-gold fluting—a detail from watchmaking—and applies it to its High Jewelry for the first time.
-
Through a series of cinematic contrivances, Tess borrows Katharine’s skirt suit, claims due credit for her business sense, and wins the affections of Katharine’s financier boyfriend (Harrison Ford).
Verb
-
Police have advised that anyone who encounters Dobbins to contact their local law enforcement agency.
-
On Election Day, Schlossberg was campaigning out in the rain despite the concerning polls, hearing stories from passersby about their Kennedy encounters over the years and taking selfies with starstruck supporters.
Verb
-
Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
-
An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
Verb
-
The Sacramento County Office of Education is expected to review and approve the budget before the state adopts its final budget in July.
-
Healthcare rarely adopts broad categories.
Verb
-
Venezuela lies in a seismically active zone where the Caribbean Plate meets the South American Plate.
-
The change would allow each of the country’s 36 states to create a police force that meets a minimum national requirement while the federal police retains control of counterterrorism, border patrol, organized crime and other national security issues.
Verb
-
Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines.
-
According to an article in Nature Reviews Psychology, seeing others in pain often recruits the same brain systems as feeling pain ourselves, and can be distressing, especially for highly empathetic people.
Cite this Entry
“Takes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takes%20on. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
