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take on
English
- 🔊 take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities“When will the new President assume office?”
- 🔊 accept as a challenge“I'll tackle this difficult task”
- 🔊 take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect“His voice took on a sad tone”
- 🔊 contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”
- 🔊 admit into a group or community“accept students for graduate study”
Spanish
- 🔊 enfrentar to take on, to face off, to face off against, to fight, to engage, to clash (e.g. take on somebody in a challenge) (+ a)